title: A case of psychotic mood disorder in an AIDS patient.
abstract: The following case is reported not because it is uncommon, but rather because cases like it will become more common as the AIDS endemic in sub-Saharan Africa progresses. This is a case of a young woman previously undiagnosed as being HIV positive who was admitted to a psychiatric unit. She clinically presented with a manic episode. The case is remarkable in that it demonstrates the complicated differential diagnosis that needs to be considered in evaluating immune-compromised patients who present primarily with disturbances of mood, cognition, or behaviour.
authors.affiliation: University of Zimbabwe, Department of Psychiatry, Harare.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Linde
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Zimbwa
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans