DELUSION OF HAVING ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS): REPORT OF TWO CASES
This is a report of (wo cases of monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis who were convinced of having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. They bitterly criticised the incompetence of their medical advisers, on of always showed virus-like particles of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome organisms be...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1999-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/1785 |
| Summary: | This is a report of (wo cases of monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis who were convinced of having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
They bitterly criticised the incompetence of their medical advisers, on of always showed virus-like particles of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome organisms beneath their lip mucosa or penile skin. Vie first case was advised to continue psychofytic compounds. Favorable results were obtained following a 5 months period. In the second case, amitryptiline and trifluoperazine were prescribed with comparatively good results. |
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| ISSN: | 0044-6025 1735-9694 |