title: Body dysmorphic disorder : an unusual presentation of schizophrenia.
abstract: Although body dysmorphic disorder is a psychiatric disorder in its own right, rarely it can be a variant of a variety of psychiatric syndromes like schizophrenia, mood disorders, OCD etc. Following is an unusual case report of a female patient who presented with body dysmorphic disorder later diagnosed as having schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Asst. Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, P.S. Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat - 388 325. patelak47@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Amul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Himanshu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Yogesh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Thakker