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Secondary mania due to AIDS and cryptococcal meningitis in a 78‐year‐old patient
Author(s) -
Chou PoHan,
Ouyang WenChen,
Lan TsuoHung,
Chan ChinHong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
psychogeriatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1479-8301
pISSN - 1346-3500
DOI - 10.1111/psyg.12127
Subject(s) - lorazepam , cryptococcus neoformans , mania , cryptococcal meningitis , medicine , psychiatry , meningitis , differential diagnosis , pediatrics , cryptococcus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , bipolar disorder , immunology , mood , pathology , viral disease , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
We report a 78‐year‐old man without past psychiatric history who experienced his first manic episode successfully treated with quetiapine and lorazepam, but was ultimately found to have AIDS and C ryptococcus neoformans meningitis. Our presented case highlights the importance of comprehensive differential diagnoses to rule out secondary causes of psychiatric symptoms presenting for the first time in elderly patients.