Schizophreniform psychosis in a case of mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalitis.

• A case of a 9-year-old girl with subacute schizophreniform psychosis following infection with mycoplasma pneumoniae is reported. A hasty--and faulty--etiological diagnosis of disturbed family interaction caused additional suffering in a situation in which worries were already overwhelming. A meticulous search for underlying organic background as well as for psychosocial factors is called for in every case of atypical schizophreniform psychosis.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Psykiatri (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Psychiatry (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Child

Delirium

Dementia

Amnestic

Cognitive Disorders

Diagnosis

Diagnosis

Differential

Encephalitis

Diagnosis

Female

Humans

Mycoplasma Infections

Diagnosis

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Neuropsychological Tests

Schizophrenia

Diagnosis

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