Diogenes syndrome in a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder without hoarding.
Diogenes syndrome (DS) is characterized by self-neglect, classically portrayed by a filthy personal appearance, dirty home, and hoarding of rubbish. We report a patient with DS who presented obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome in the absence of hoarding. We suggest that hoarding may be a symptom of the conditions that are frequently comorbid with DS, but is not one of its fundamental features.
Fontenelle
Leonardo F
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Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Universidade Federal Fluminense (MSM/UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil. lfontenelle@gmail.com
D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012648:Self Care; D012934:Social Isolation; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior; D013577:Syndrome; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis