Tibia stress fracture secondary to obsessive compulsive disorder.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions. Early-onset OCD is one of the most common mental illnesses of children and adolescents, with a prevalence of 1% to 3%. It is related to worse lifespan symptoms and prognosis. Therefore, the treatment of OCD in children and adolescent has gained importance. If it is not treated successfully, the compulsive behaviors may cause extreme stress for children and their parents. Although minor complications of OCD are commonly observed, major complications are considerably rare due to the nature of compulsive behaviors. Apparently, loss of vision, autocastration, rectal prolapse are examples of major complications secondary to OCD. As far as we know, it is the first case of tibia stress fracture secondary to OCD. In the present case report, we will discuss tibia stress fracture developing secondary to compulsive behavior due to OCD.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin, Turkey gulenguler1987@gmail.com.
Gulen
G
Guler
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey.
Meryem Ozlem
MO
Kutuk
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin, Turkey.
Veli
V
Yildirim
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey.
Gonca Gül
GG
Celik
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin, Turkey.
Fevziye
F
Toros
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin, Turkey.
Abtullah
A
Milcan
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000209:etiology*
child psychiatry; fracture; obsessive-compulsive disorder