Late onset neutropenia during clozapine treatment
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Very Late-Onset Neutropenia in a Japanese Schizophrenia Patient Treated with Clozapine
We here reported a chronic schizophrenia patient who occurred neutropenia 13 years after starting clozapine. Thus, once clozapine is administered, the lifelong regular monitoring of the patient’s total WBC count should be done.
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1323-1316,1440-1819
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2001.904(1).x