Case of myxedema coma induced by lithium carbonate in a patient with schizophrenia

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2018 Feb;72(2):131. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12626. Epub 2017 Dec 23.

Authors

Ryo Sawagashira¹, Yoshihisa Sasagawa¹, Mayumi Matsukura¹, Yuji Takamaru¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Otaru General Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan.

PMID: 29232051
DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12626

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Antimanic Agents / adverse effects*
Coma / chemically induced*
Humans
Lithium Carbonate / adverse effects*
Male
Myxedema / chemically induced*
Schizophrenia / drug therapy*

Substances

Antimanic Agents
Lithium Carbonate