A Case of Clozapine Induced Acute Renal Failure.
- Author:
Na Young AN
1
;
Jeewon LEE
;
Jai Sung NOH
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea. jsnoh@ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Clozapine;
Acute renal failure;
Interstitial nephritis;
Bipolar I disorder
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Clozapine;
Humans;
Male;
Nephritis, Interstitial;
Republic of Korea
- From:Psychiatry Investigation
2013;10(1):92-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
There have been a few case reports that clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic, caused acute renal failure of interstitial type. Here we report a case of a 38-year-old Korean male patient with treatment-resistant bipolar I disorder who developed acute renal failure after the initiation of treatment with clozapine. We describe the clinical and laboratory findings of the case and discuss the measures for early detection of this life threating condition. Within our knowledge, this is the first report of clozapine-induced acute renal failure in South Korea.
