A case of psychotic mood disorder in an AIDS patient

Cent Afr J Med. 1995 Mar;41(3):97-101.

Abstract

The following case is reported not because it is uncommon, but rather because cases like it will become more common as the AIDS endemic in sub-Saharan Africa progresses. This is a case of a young woman previously undiagnosed as being HIV positive who was admitted to a psychiatric unit. She clinically presented with a manic episode. The case is remarkable in that it demonstrates the complicated differential diagnosis that needs to be considered in evaluating immune-compromised patients who present primarily with disturbances of mood, cognition, or behaviour.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS Dementia Complex / complications
  • AIDS Dementia Complex / diagnosis*
  • AIDS Dementia Complex / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Bipolar Disorder / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans