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DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302007000300019
Since the introduction of atypical antipsychotic medications, starting with clozapine in 1990, many studies have associated these drugs with the development of diabetes among other metabolic disorders, as well as with the onset of the disease as ketoacidosis. We report the case of a 28-year-old patient with schizophrenia who was admitted with diabetic acidosis 1 month after the beginning of clozapine therapy. No weight gain was reported and the patient maintains satisfactory glycemia levels with no treatment required after discontinuation […]
Keywords: Atypical antipsychotics; Diabetic ketoacidosis; dyslipidemia; obesity