Aspiration Pneumonia during Clozapine Therapy / 대한정신약물학회지

ABSTRACT

Authors experienced aspiration pneumonia during clozapine therapy in a 31 year-old woman patient with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Development of aspiration pneumonia appeared to be related with side effects of clozapine including sedation, sialorrhea, and esophageal dysfunction. Each side effect seems to be mild, however it can cause fatal problems such as aspiration pneumonia if they appear simultaneously.