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| Year : 2003 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 62-63 |
Association of Diabetes Mellitus And Clozapine : A Case Report
Amritha Bhat1, S Anthony1, A Dinesh1, MV Ashok1, Sunitha Simon Kurpad1, B Ganapathi2
1 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, St-John's Medical College, Bangalore, India
2 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, St-John's Medical College, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
Amritha Bhat
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, St-John's Medical College, Bangalore
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 21206820 
A case of Paranoid Schizophrania who developed Type 2 diabetes mellitus while on treatment with clozapine, is described. A brief review of literature is provided. In this case, Clozapine therapy could have caused the diabetes, or accelerated a pre-existing process.This report aims to highlight the importance of monitoring for hyperglycemia, an adverse effect of clozapine, which is being increasingly recognized in recent times.
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