title: Eosinophilia induced by clozapine: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic, has been used in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Although it has good therapeutic effect but many a time it use is overridden by the associated adverse effects which range from minor to severe life-threatening events. There has been extensive literature for severe side effects like leukocytosis but limited data are available for transient eosinophilia. Here, we present two cases of benign transient eosinophilia and discuss the importance of recognizing eosinophilia while using clozapine.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Jitender
authors: J
authors: Aneja
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Nidhi
authors: N
authors: Sharma
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Sudhir
authors: S
authors: Mahajan
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Subho
authors: S
authors: Chakrabarti
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Sandeep
authors: S
authors: Grover
keywords: Clozapine; eosinophilia; side effects