Jo Yong Suk, Jo Hyung Ah, Yu Byung Chul, Shin Jung Hoon, Oh Kook-Hwan
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Korean J Crit Care Med. 2017 Aug;32(3):291-294. doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2016.00052. Epub 2016 Dec 29.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare, but potentially life-threatening adverse event associated with the use of neuroleptic agents. We describe the case of a 47-year-old schizophrenic woman who was treated with clozapine for years. The patient developed acute renal failure with pulmonary edema, and underwent mechanical ventilation and hemodialysis.