Misdiagnosed Postpartum Psychosis Revealing a Late-Onset Urea Cycle Disorder

"Mrs. G," a 35-year-old married mother of three healthy children, including a newborn, was referred to the inpatient obstetric unit for management of an acute onset of fever. She had been diagnosed as having postpartum psychosis and had been hospitalized on the psychiatric unit for the pas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of psychiatry 2011-06, Vol.168 (6), p.576-580
Hauptverfasser:	Fassier, Thomas, Guffon, Nathalie, Acquaviva, Cécile, D'Amato, Thierry, Durand, Denis Vital, Domenech, Philippe
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age of Onset Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Errors Female Genetic disorders Humans Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Mental disorders Postpartum period Postpartum Period - psychology Pregnancy Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology Psychopathology. Psychiatry Psychosis Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	"Mrs. G," a 35-year-old married mother of three healthy children, including a newborn, was referred to the inpatient obstetric unit for management of an acute onset of fever. She had been diagnosed as having postpartum psychosis and had been hospitalized on the psychiatric unit for the past 16 days after a postpartum psychotic episode.
ISSN:	0002-953X 1535-7228
DOI:	10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10071032