Pseudocyesis as the presenting symptom in an adolescent patient with an incipient thought disorder.
A case is presented of an adolescent girl whose initial psychotic event was the appearance of pseudocyesis, which was terminated by a delusional miscarriage. The delusion was initiated by amenorrhea, which was probably due to a persistent luteal cyst and was perpetuated by the patient's underlying thought disorder. This case supports the somatopsychic hypothesis that pseudocyesis can be initiated by a coincidental physiologic change in a susceptible individual. Physicians must consider a psychotic delusional state in the etiology of pseudocyesis.
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D000293:Adolescent; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011555:Pseudopregnancy / Q000209:etiology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013881:Thioridazine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013881:Thioridazine