“A ghost doesn’t need insulin,” Cotard’s delusion leading to diabetic ketoacidosis and a body-mass index of 15: a case presentation

Abstract Background Cotard’s Syndrome (CS) is a rare clinical entity where patients can report nihilistic, delusional beliefs that they are already dead. Curiously, while weight loss, dehydration, and metabolic derangements have been described as discussed above, a review of the literature revealed...

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Main Authors: Christopher Robertson, Thomas Dunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05039-6