Successful rechallenge with clozapine after discontinuation due to drug‐induced pneumonia: A case report

• Published in: PCN reports Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. e38 - n/a
• Main Authors: Kikuchi, Yuki, Komatsu, Hiroshi, Sakuma, Atsushi, Tanifuji, Hiroaki, Tomita, Hiroaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: adverse effects; Aspergillosis; Asthma; Bacterial infections; Blood tests; Case Report; Case Reports; clozapine; Coronaviruses; Drug dosages; Fever; Hallucinations; Infections; Influenza; Kinases; Leukocytes; Lungs; Myocarditis; Patients; Pneumonia; rechallenge; Schizophrenia; Viral infections; Japan; adverse effects; clozapine; rechallenge; schizophrenia; pneumonia

Background There have been a limited number of case reports of clozapine‐induced pneumonia. Few have reported rechallenging of clozapine after discontinuation due to the side‐effect. Case Presentation A 43‐year‐old man was diagnosed with schizophrenia after developing auditory hallucinations and del...