- Author:
Yong Suk JO
1
;
Hyung Ah JO
;
Byung Chul YU
;
Jung Hoon SHIN
;
Kook Hwan OH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: acute kidney injury; clozapine; neuroleptic malignant syndrome; rhabdomyolysis
- MeSH: Acute Kidney Injury; Antipsychotic Agents; Clozapine; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome; Pulmonary Edema; Renal Dialysis; Respiration, Artificial; Rhabdomyolysis
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2017;32(3):291-294
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare, but potentially life-threatening adverse event associated with the use of neuroleptic agents. We describe the case of a 47-year-old schizophrenic woman who was treated with clozapine for years. The patient developed acute renal failure with pulmonary edema, and underwent mechanical ventilation and hemodialysis.