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 reaction...

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Main Authors: Chia, Lip Choy, Ahmad Nabil MR, Marhani Midin, Muna Hamiza A
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Language:English
Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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spelling ukm-118752018-07-10T04:36:53Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11875/ Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: a case report Chia, Lip Choy Ahmad Nabil MR, Marhani Midin, Muna Hamiza A, 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. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11875/1/17_chia_et_al_pdf_70617.pdf Chia, Lip Choy and Ahmad Nabil MR, and Marhani Midin, and Muna Hamiza A, (2017) Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: a case report. Medicine & Health, 12 (1). pp. 122-126. ISSN 2289-5728 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/12/1
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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.
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author Chia, Lip Choy
Ahmad Nabil MR,
Marhani Midin,
Muna Hamiza A,
spellingShingle Chia, Lip Choy
Ahmad Nabil MR,
Marhani Midin,
Muna Hamiza A,
Allergic cutaneous and visceral angioedema secondary to clozapine: a case report
author_facet Chia, Lip Choy
Ahmad Nabil MR,
Marhani Midin,
Muna Hamiza A,
author_sort Chia, Lip Choy
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 Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11875/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11875/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11875/1/17_chia_et_al_pdf_70617.pdf
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