title: Rapid development of fatal bowel infarction within 1 week after clozapine treatment: a case report.
abstract: Although there have been reported fatalities associated with clozapine-induced bowel infarction, in all of these cases, the patients had taken clozapine for months to years. We present here the case of a 47-year-old single man who died suddenly due to bowel infarction and sepsis 1 week after taking clozapine.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Psychiatry, Yu Li Hospital, Department of Health, Hualien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Shu-Chin
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hsing-Kang
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shin-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003024:Clozapine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007238:Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine
keywords: Bowel infarction; Clozapine; Schizophrenia