Pulmonary thromboembolism due to paliperidone: report of 2 cases.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is serious medical condition, which might be caused by psychotropic medications. Previously, antipsychotic-induced VTE due to olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine, and amisulpiride was reported. In this report, we present 2 cases of paliperidone-induced VTE.
Department of Psychiatry, Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
Melike Ceyhan Balcı
MC
Şengül
Department of Psychiatry, Isparta State Hospital, Isparta, Turkey.
Kemal
K
Kaya
Department of Emergency Medicine, Tekirdağ State Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey.
Atakan
A
Yilmaz
Department of Psychiatry, Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
Cem
C
Şengül
Department of Emergency Medicine, Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey. Electronic address: mserinken@hotmail.com.
Mustafa
M
Serinken
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007555:Isoxazoles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D000068882:Paliperidone Palmitate; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D007555:Isoxazoles; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068882:Paliperidone Palmitate