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Case Reports
. 1984 May;141(5):687-8.
doi: 10.1176/ajp.141.5.687.

Fatal agranulocytosis in a chronic schizophrenic patient treated with carbamazepine

D J Luchins
Case Reports

Fatal agranulocytosis in a chronic schizophrenic patient treated with carbamazepine

D J Luchins. Am J Psychiatry. 1984 May.

Abstract

A chronic schizophrenic patient developed a fatal agranulocytosis 1 month after beginning to take carbamazepine for aggression. Routine hematological monitoring was not carried out. This case highlights the need for psychiatrists' increased awareness of the possible hematological complications of carbamazepine.

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