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02 November 2020 : Case report  USA

Successful Clozapine Re-Challenge After Suspected Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Adverse events of drug therapy

Seyed Alireza Hosseini1BCDEF*, Brianna Skrzypcak1BEF, Rama Yasaei1ABD, Sara Abdijadid1ADE, Fowrooz Joolhar2DE, Theingi Tiffany Win2E, Leila Moosavi3AD

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.926507

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e926507

Table 1. Results of laboratory testing after chest pain onset (day 16 of clozapine therapy).

Variable (unites)Patient’s valueNormal range
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)20.8 0–0.3
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h)>100 0–15
Troponin I (µg/L)0.72 0.00–0.05
B-type natriuretic peptide (ng/mL)999 0–38
Leukocyte count (×10/L)11.4 4.0–11.0
Eosinophil count (×10/L)1.1 0–0.7
Creatine Kinase (U/L)27227–283
Hemoglobin (g/dL)10.8 13.0–17.3
Red blood cell count (×10/L)3.57 4.3–5.8
D-Dimer (ng/mL)2018 0–500
Hepatitis A IgM antibodyReactive Non-reactive
* Abnormal value.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923