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Paranoid psychosis in myxoedema: a case report

Samuel W 1 , Maniam T 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Winston Samuel, MBBS, Dip Am, Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 T. Maniam, MBBS. Trainee Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1984 Jun;39(2):156-8.
PMID: 6513856

Abstract

A case of paranoid psychosis in myxoedema is described. Though depression is commonly encountered in myxoedema, the disorder can also manifest itself with schizophrenic features; this can lead to problems in diagnosis and management.

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