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Pharmacopsychiatry 2006; 39(5): 199-200
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-948332
Letter

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Tardive Priapism Associated with Clozapine

A Case ReportM. Raja 1 , A. Azzoni 1
  • 1Servizio Psichiatrico di Diagnosi e Cura, Ospedale Santo Spirito, Rome, Italy
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Received 21.1.2006 Revised 22.5.2006

Accepted 26.6.2006

Publication Date:
30 August 2006 (online)

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A man affected by schizoaffective disorder and alcohol abuse presented priapism after eleven years of clozapine treatment. After surgical intervention and resolution of priapism, he continued clozapine treatment at the same dose without problems. Clozapine withdrawal is not mandatory in patients who develop priapism in the course of treatment.

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Correspondence

Michele RajaM.D. 

Servizio Psichiatrico di Diagnosi e Cura

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