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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023

Misdiagnosed psychiatric manifestations in a rare disease: a case report of secondary anxiety syndrome in Cushing's disease.

Wenqi Geng, Lijia Cui, Tao Li, Xueqing Liu, Yong Yao, Xia Hong, Huijuan Zhu, Lin Lu, Jing Wei

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wenqi GengDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Lijia CuiDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Tao LiDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xueqing LiuDepartment of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yong YaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Pituitary Surgery, China Pituitary Disease Registry Center, China Pituitary Adenoma Specialist Council, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xia HongDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Huijuan ZhuDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Lin LuDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jing WeiDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Diagnosing and treating secondary psychiatric symptoms with accuracy can be challenging in clinical settings. In this case study, we report on a female patient with Cushing's disease who was misdiagnosed with anxiety disorder during her first psychiatric visit. Following initial ineffective psychiatric intervention, unexplained hypokalemia, and hypothyroidism, the patient visited the endocrinology clinic and was diagnosed with Cushing's disease. During the medical and surgical procedures that followed, high doses of psychotropic medication were continued to treat persisting anxiety. After discharge, the patient developed autonomic dysfunction and impaired consciousness. Upon readmission, serotonin syndrome due to inappropriate psychiatric medication was diagnosed. The management of secondary psychiatric syndromes must be adapted to changes in the patient's primary condition, which necessitates interdisciplinary collaboration in general hospital settings.

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anxiety disordersCushing syndromepituitary adenomareferral and consultationserotonin

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