01Aug 2019

EXCEPTIONAL CASE OF CUSHINGS SYNDROME REVEALED BY AN ACUTE PSYCHOSIS.

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Psychiatric symptoms may be part of the clinical manifestations of Cushing?s syndrome. Acute psychosis revealing Cushing?s syndrome is an exceptional form. This case reported demonstrate the importance of suspecting the diagnosis of Cushing?s syndrome in patients with a history of unbalanced diabetes or unstable hypertension with recent changes in their mental health, especially if there are other features of hypercortisolaemia.


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[Mohammed Essaid Gourani, Fouad Laboudi and Abderrazzak Ouanass. (2019); EXCEPTIONAL CASE OF CUSHINGS SYNDROME REVEALED BY AN ACUTE PSYCHOSIS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Aug). 71-73] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Mohammed Essaid GOURANI
Psychiatrist, MD. Psychiatry Department,Sidi hssein Hospital ,45000,Ouarzazate,Morocco

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9474      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9474