[Anxiety disorders and organic pathology: a differential diagnosis difficulty].
The diagnostic criteria for panic disorder include symptoms commonly experienced by patients with organic diseases. We report a case of coronary artery spasm in a patient with chest pain, exhibiting atypical characteristics, and accompanied by symptoms of nervousness. The approach and the management of anxiety disorders are discussed.
Scantamburlo
G
G
Université de Liège, Service de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie Médicale.
Fuchs
S
S
Lancellotti
P
P
Ansseau
M
M
D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology