Clozapine-induced acute gastrointestinal necrosis: a case report

Abstract Background Clozapine is known to cause fecal impaction and ileus with resultant colonic necrosis due to compression of colonic mucosa. There are rare reports of clozapine causing necrosis of other portions of the gastrointestinal tract unrelated to constipation. We describe a case of acute...

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Main Authors: Mark T. Osterman, Caitlin Foley, Isaac Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1447-4