Case Report
Clozapine-Induced Cardiotoxicity Presenting as Sepsis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Table 1
Common symptoms associated with clozapine myocarditis [
3].
| More common | Less common |
| Flu-like symptoms such as fever, myalgia, dizziness or faintness, arthralgia, nasal congestion, and sensations of “scratchy throat” | Dysuria | Fatigue or decreased exercise tolerance | Left shoulder pain on inspiration | Respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea, cough, subjective sensation of chest discomfort, and orthopnea | Rash | Cardiovascular symptoms such as persistent resting tachycardia, increased heart rate, palpitations, chest pain, syncope, arrhythmia, and hypotension | Cyanosis | Acute mental status change and delirium | Seizures | | Dysarthria | | Peripheral edema | | Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
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