Clozapine and Sweet's syndrome: case report
A patient developed fever, raised inflammatory markers and a maculopapular rash following commencement of clozapine for treatment of his schizoaffective disorder. Skin biopsy confirmed Sweet's syndrome. Identification of the cause was challenging, with a number of possible considerations includ...
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| author | Apphia Bunting Daniel Silman Minesh Karia Sophie Johnson |
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| description | A patient developed fever, raised inflammatory markers and a maculopapular rash following commencement of clozapine for treatment of his schizoaffective disorder. Skin biopsy confirmed Sweet's syndrome. Identification of the cause was challenging, with a number of possible considerations including infection, malignancy and various potential drug triggers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d01d7021b7d48adba111cdffd6ee2b52023-09-04T10:51:17ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242023-09-01910.1192/bjo.2023.513Clozapine and Sweet's syndrome: case reportApphia Bunting0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6177-5158Daniel Silman1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9069-6395Minesh Karia2Sophie Johnson3Oxford Health Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UKOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UKOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UKOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UKA patient developed fever, raised inflammatory markers and a maculopapular rash following commencement of clozapine for treatment of his schizoaffective disorder. Skin biopsy confirmed Sweet's syndrome. Identification of the cause was challenging, with a number of possible considerations including infection, malignancy and various potential drug triggers.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472423005136/type/journal_articleAntipsychoticsdrug or substance interactions and side-effectsin-patient treatmentschizophreniadermatology |
| spellingShingle | Apphia Bunting Daniel Silman Minesh Karia Sophie Johnson Clozapine and Sweet's syndrome: case report BJPsych Open Antipsychotics drug or substance interactions and side-effects in-patient treatment schizophrenia dermatology |
| title | Clozapine and Sweet's syndrome: case report |
| title_full | Clozapine and Sweet's syndrome: case report |
| title_fullStr | Clozapine and Sweet's syndrome: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clozapine and Sweet's syndrome: case report |
| title_short | Clozapine and Sweet's syndrome: case report |
| title_sort | clozapine and sweet s syndrome case report |
| topic | Antipsychotics drug or substance interactions and side-effects in-patient treatment schizophrenia dermatology |
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