A 55-year-old man with schizophrenia developed clozapine- induced leukopenia after more than 10 years of treatment. Lithium was used to stimulate leukocyte production, and clozapine was restarted successfully. The patient was maintained on clozapine and lithium without significant changes in his WBC count or ANC.
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