Heat stroke during long-term clozapine treatment: should we be concerned about hot weather?
| Autor: | Maurício Scopel Hoffmann, Lucas Mendes Oliveira, Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato, Paulo Belmonte-de-Abreu |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 56-59 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2238-0019 2237-6089 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/2237-6089-2015-0066 |
| Popis: | Objective To describe the case of a patient with schizophrenia on clozapine treatment who had an episode of heat stroke. Case description During a heat wave in January and February 2014, a patient with schizophrenia who was on treatment with clozapine was initially referred for differential diagnose between systemic infection and neuroleptic malignant syndrome, but was finally diagnosed with heat stroke and treated with control of body temperature and hydration. Comments This report aims to alert clinicians take this condition into consideration among other differential diagnoses, especially nowadays with the rise in global temperatures, and to highlight the need for accurate diagnosis of clinical events during pharmacological intervention, in order to improve treatment decisions and outcomes. |
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