Thyroid psychosis: a case report
Introduction We present the case of a patient who after a year of psychotic symptoms is diagnosed with thyroid cancer with hyperthyroidism. Objectives A brief review is made of the psychotic symptoms in a patient with hyperthyroidism secondary to cancer of the gland. Methods We present the case o...
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2022-06-01
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| author | A. Izquierdo De La Puente P. Del Sol Calderón M. Garcia Moreno |
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Introduction
We present the case of a patient who after a year of psychotic symptoms is diagnosed with thyroid cancer with hyperthyroidism.
Objectives
A brief review is made of the psychotic symptoms in a patient with hyperthyroidism secondary to cancer of the gland.
Methods
We present the case of a 52-year-old patient, a former injecting drug addict, who after a year with psychotic symptoms, is diagnosed with thyroid cancer with hyperthyroidism. The patient reported that a year ago, he suddenly had a painless and indurated lump in his neck, associated with weight loss and confusional symptoms. One month after the appearance of the tumor, the patient began to present visual, kinesthetic and haptic hallucinations, with the sensation that supernatural beings were passing through and possessing him. Likewise, he referred to being able to see and feel the atoms of matter, being able to communicate with a superior being whom he called “creator”.
Results
The patient is admitted for psychotic symptoms. During it, the necessary complementary tests are carried out, objectifying a clinical situation of hyperthyroidism. The study is extended, observing a hyperfunctioning nodule, which corresponded to thyroid cancer.
Conclusions
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in hyperthyroidism are relatively common. In most cases, the most frequent are cognitive alterations, attention problems and working memory problems. It can also lead to depressive episodes, and more rarely, psychotic symptoms.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae9015c214d84a94aa60c7f23b19c2d12023-11-17T05:07:39ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S788S78810.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2035Thyroid psychosis: a case reportA. Izquierdo De La Puente0P. Del Sol Calderón1M. Garcia Moreno2HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO MAJADAHONDA, Psychiatry, MADRID, SpainHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Psiquiatría Infanto-juvenil, Madrid, SpainHOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO MAJADAHONDA, Psychiatry, MADRID, Spain Introduction We present the case of a patient who after a year of psychotic symptoms is diagnosed with thyroid cancer with hyperthyroidism. Objectives A brief review is made of the psychotic symptoms in a patient with hyperthyroidism secondary to cancer of the gland. Methods We present the case of a 52-year-old patient, a former injecting drug addict, who after a year with psychotic symptoms, is diagnosed with thyroid cancer with hyperthyroidism. The patient reported that a year ago, he suddenly had a painless and indurated lump in his neck, associated with weight loss and confusional symptoms. One month after the appearance of the tumor, the patient began to present visual, kinesthetic and haptic hallucinations, with the sensation that supernatural beings were passing through and possessing him. Likewise, he referred to being able to see and feel the atoms of matter, being able to communicate with a superior being whom he called “creator”. Results The patient is admitted for psychotic symptoms. During it, the necessary complementary tests are carried out, objectifying a clinical situation of hyperthyroidism. The study is extended, observing a hyperfunctioning nodule, which corresponded to thyroid cancer. Conclusions Neuropsychiatric symptoms in hyperthyroidism are relatively common. In most cases, the most frequent are cognitive alterations, attention problems and working memory problems. It can also lead to depressive episodes, and more rarely, psychotic symptoms. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822020351/type/journal_articlePsychosisThyroid |
| spellingShingle | A. Izquierdo De La Puente P. Del Sol Calderón M. Garcia Moreno Thyroid psychosis: a case report European Psychiatry Psychosis Thyroid |
| title | Thyroid psychosis: a case report |
| title_full | Thyroid psychosis: a case report |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Thyroid psychosis: a case report |
| title_short | Thyroid psychosis: a case report |
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| topic | Psychosis Thyroid |
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