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An 81-year-old female presented to a private hospital with painful right upper arm swelling and bruising in August 2023. There was no history of trauma or contusion other than a minor sprain 2 weeks prior to presentation. There was also no family history of bleeding tendency. The patient had multiple comorbidities: hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, type 2 diabetes (T2D), overweight (body weight, 60 kg; BMI, 25 kg/m²), osteoarthritis of both knees, and vitamin B12 deficiency. 

The use of clozapine appears to slightly increase the risk of haematological malignancy (HM) among patients with schizophrenia compared with olanzapine use, suggests a study.