Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: A case report

This report stresses on the occurrence of a rare adverse reaction to clozapine, i.e. allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema, in a patient with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS). We report the case of a schizophrenic patient who was resistant to treatment and developed an allergic reacti...

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Main Authors: Chia, LC, Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil, M, Marhani, A, Muna Hamiza
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Published: Medical Research & Innovation Secretariat, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre 2017
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spelling iium-575792018-03-09T07:09:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57579/ Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: A case report Chia, LC Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil M, Marhani A, Muna Hamiza RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry This report stresses on the occurrence of a rare adverse reaction to clozapine, i.e. allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema, in a patient with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS). We report the case of a schizophrenic patient who was resistant to treatment and developed an allergic reaction involving her skin and gastro-intestinal system upon the commencement of clozapine. She was then treated with a combination pharmacotherapy which left some residual symptoms. The manifestation of allergic reactions to clozapine and its management strategies are discussed in the paper. There is a pressing need to develop a new psychotropic which is on par with clozapine Laporan ini menerangkan kejadian tindak balas ubat clozapine yang jarang berlaku, iaitu alahan kutaneus dan angioedema visera, pada seorang pesakit skizofrenia yang tidak menunjukkan kesan terhadap rawatan ubat-ubatan yang biasa. Kami melaporkan seorang pesakit skizofrenia rintang-rawatan yang mengalami masalah alahan pada kulit dan sistem gastro-usus sejurus beliau menerima rawatan ubat clozapine. Beliau kemudiannya dirawat dengan kombinasi beberapa ubat-ubatan, namun masih mengalami gejala-gejala residual. Manifestasi alahan kepada ubat clozapine and strategi perawatan dibincangkan di dalam laporan kes ini. Terdapat keperluan yang mendesak bagi penghasilan ubat psikotropik yang setanding clozapine untuk merawat pesakit, memandangkan masalah alahan ubat seperti laporan kes ini Medical Research & Innovation Secretariat, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57579/1/ahmad%20nabil.pdf Chia, LC and Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil and M, Marhani and A, Muna Hamiza (2017) Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: A case report. Medicine and Health, 12 (1). pp. 122-126. E-ISSN 2289-5728 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/sites/medicineandhealthukm.com/files/article/2017/17_chia_et_al_pdf_70617.pdf
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topic RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
spellingShingle RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Chia, LC
Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil
M, Marhani
A, Muna Hamiza
Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: A case report
description This report stresses on the occurrence of a rare adverse reaction to clozapine, i.e. allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema, in a patient with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS). We report the case of a schizophrenic patient who was resistant to treatment and developed an allergic reaction involving her skin and gastro-intestinal system upon the commencement of clozapine. She was then treated with a combination pharmacotherapy which left some residual symptoms. The manifestation of allergic reactions to clozapine and its management strategies are discussed in the paper. There is a pressing need to develop a new psychotropic which is on par with clozapine Laporan ini menerangkan kejadian tindak balas ubat clozapine yang jarang berlaku, iaitu alahan kutaneus dan angioedema visera, pada seorang pesakit skizofrenia yang tidak menunjukkan kesan terhadap rawatan ubat-ubatan yang biasa. Kami melaporkan seorang pesakit skizofrenia rintang-rawatan yang mengalami masalah alahan pada kulit dan sistem gastro-usus sejurus beliau menerima rawatan ubat clozapine. Beliau kemudiannya dirawat dengan kombinasi beberapa ubat-ubatan, namun masih mengalami gejala-gejala residual. Manifestasi alahan kepada ubat clozapine and strategi perawatan dibincangkan di dalam laporan kes ini. Terdapat keperluan yang mendesak bagi penghasilan ubat psikotropik yang setanding clozapine untuk merawat pesakit, memandangkan masalah alahan ubat seperti laporan kes ini
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author Chia, LC
Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil
M, Marhani
A, Muna Hamiza
author_facet Chia, LC
Md Rosli, Ahmad Nabil
M, Marhani
A, Muna Hamiza
author_sort Chia, LC
title Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: A case report
title_short Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: A case report
title_full Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: A case report
title_fullStr Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: A case report
title_sort allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: a case report
publisher Medical Research & Innovation Secretariat, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/57579/
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