Hypokalemia-induced psychosis in a chronic schizophrenic patient.
An association is documented between hypokalemia and an acute psychotic decompensation in a patient with chronic schizophrenia. The patient's symptom picture and other aspects of the clinical presentation alone were not sufficient to differentiate between hypokalemic psychosis and an exacerbation of schizophrenia. A restricted focus on a history of psychosis, ignoring the possibility of organic factors, can be misleading and dangerous to the patient.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology
D011188:Potassium