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A Fatal Case of Pancytopenia Due to Levomepromazine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2018

N. Garzotto ,
L. Burti  and
M. Tansella
N. Garzotto
Affiliation:
Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica di Verona, Università di Padova, Policlinico, I-37100 Verona, Italy
L. Burti
Affiliation:
Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica di Verona, Università di Padova, Policlinico, I-37100 Verona, Italy
M. Tansella
Affiliation:
Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica di Verona, Università di Padova, Policlinico, I-37100 Verona, Italy
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Summary

A fatal pancytopenia occurred in a patient with an history of depression with hypomanic rebounds, admitted for a manic episode and treated with levomepromazine, diazepam and lithium carbonate.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 129 , Issue 5 , November 1976 , pp. 443 - 445
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1976 

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