2012
DOI: 10.1177/2045125312455187
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A successful treatment strategy for clozapine-induced parotid swelling: a clinical case and systematic review

Abstract: Parotid gland swelling is a less frequently reported side effect of clozapine and has no licensed treatment. A 58-year-old man treated with clozapine for treatment-resistant schizophrenia developed bilateral painful parotid swellings and hypersalivation. Initial trials of dose alteration and antihypersalivatory medication had limited success. A combination of benzatropine and terazosin was successful in treating the parotid hyperplasia. Clozapine was the probable cause of parotid swelling in our case, as estab… Show more

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“…Interestingly, the vast majority of parotid gland swelling cases (33/40) were reported for this drug. This is in line with published literature ( 19 ).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 94%
“…Interestingly, the vast majority of parotid gland swelling cases (33/40) were reported for this drug. This is in line with published literature ( 19 ).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 94%
“…There are no intervention protocols for these cases, and treatment can be anticholinergic drugs with the aim of blocking muscarinic receptors, and adrenergic drugs (α2 agonists/α1 antagonists) for the suppression of sympathetic stimulation. 93 …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Klozapinarekin jarraituz, harekin erlazionatutako beste eragin kaltegarri interesgarri bat guruin parotiden handitzea izan da; izan ere, farmako hori da modu oso nabarmenean eragin horrekin gehien erlazionatu den farmakoa. Erreakzio hori arraroa da eta bibliografian kasu gutxi batzuk baino ez daude argitaratuta klozapinarentzat (32).…”
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