Factor VIII Inhibitor Associated with Chlorpromazine-Induced Hepatic Injury

Summary

A 90-year-old man was given chlorpromazine for sedation and 2 weeks later developed cholestatic jaundice and subsequently a factor VIII inhibitor. His death 4 weeks after institution of chlorpromazine, from massive bleeding, coupled with the autopsy finding of intrahepatic cholestatic jaundice, suggests that both adverse reactions were due to the drug.

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