TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Tremolizzo, Lucio
AU  -  Tremolizzo, Sara
AU  -  Beghi, Massimiliano
AU  -  Pini, Elena
AU  -  Cerri, Cesare Giuseppe
AU  -  Ferrarese, Carlo
AU  -  Appollonio, Ildebrando
AU  -  Cornaggia, Cesare Maria
T1  -  Mood disorder with psychotic symptoms and overlooked skin lesions: the strange case of Mrs. O
PY  -  2012
Y1  -  2012-09-01
DO  -  10.1708/1175.13036
JO  -  Rivista di Psichiatria
JA  -  Riv Psichiatr
VL  -  47
IS  -  5
SP  -  447
EP  -  450
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2038-2502
Y2  -  2026/04/28
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1708/1175.13036
N2  -  Here we report the case of Mrs. O., a 57 years-old woman presenting with mood disorder with psychotic symptoms developing strange skin lesions, ultimately leading to the suspected diagnosis of varicella-zoster encephalitis. The later appearance of a post-infectious acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy further confirmed the suspect. This case stresses the importance for not discarding a priori neurological diagnoses when facing with psychiatric patients, especially when atypical details are present.
ER  -