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Leucopenia Secondary to Carbamazepine Despite Concurrent Lithium Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John D. Sheehan  and
Rory K. Shelley
John D. Sheehan*
Affiliation:
St John of God Hospital, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Rory K. Shelley
Affiliation:
St John of God Hospital
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

A manic–depressive patient developed leucopenia as a result of carbamazepine therapy, despite concurrent administration of lithium.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 6 , December 1990 , pp. 911 - 912
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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