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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1447-4 |