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ArticlePCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences2025

A case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis associated with clozapine-induced agranulocytosis.

Akiyoshi Yokode, Masaki Fujiwara, Toshiki Terao, Shinji Sakamoto, Yuto Yamada, Ryota Sato, Momoko Mishima, Yuji Yada, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Manabu Takaki

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Akiyoshi YokodeDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Okayama University Hospital Okayama Japan.
Masaki FujiwaraDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Okayama University Hospital Okayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6181-3166
Toshiki TeraoDepartment of Hematology and Oncology Okayama University Hospital Okayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6728-3346
Shinji SakamotoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Okayama University Hospital Okayama Japan.
Yuto YamadaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8170-4795
Ryota SatoOkayama Psychiatric Medical Center Okayama Japan.
Momoko MishimaOkayama Psychiatric Medical Center Okayama Japan.
Yuji YadaOkayama Psychiatric Medical Center Okayama Japan.
Ken-Ichi MatsuokaDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Tokushima Japan.
Manabu TakakiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7371-2821

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Abstract

Background: Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis (CLIA) is a rare but serious complication. Fever associated with CLIA is typically treated with broad-spectrum antimicrobials, but empiric antifungal therapy is rarely used. While bacterial and viral infections have been reported in CLIA cases, no cases of fungal infections complicated by CLIA have been documented. We report the first case of CLIA complicated by invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in a patient with schizophrenia. The diagnosis of IPA was made using serum β-D-glucan, Case presentation: We present a case of a 51-year-old man with schizophrenia who developed CLIA complicated by IPA. The patient, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, was started on clozapine, but 9 months later he presented with fever, cough, leukopenia, and neutropenia. Clozapine was discontinued, and empirical treatments with cefepime and filgrastim were initiated. Serum β-D-glucan and Conclusion: CLIA can be complicated by fungal infections. When patients with CLIA present with fever, fungal infections, including IPA, should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Serological tests, including β-D-glucan and

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clozapine‐induced agranulocytosisfungal infectionsinvasive pulmonary aspergillosisschizophrenia

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