DiGeorge syndrome : Relevance of psychiatric symptoms in undiagnosed adult patients.

This article reports on the late diagnosis of a patient with panic disorder and comorbid major depression at the age of 51. Since genetic testing was not available before the 1990s, there might be many over 40-year-old patients, who remained undiagnosed. Psychiatric symptoms exhibit distinctive developmental trajectories and many of these exhibit an increase in incidence during adulthood. Hence, undiagnosed adult DiGeorge patients might present in psychiatric services. As in this case, a correct diagnosis of DiGeorge syndrome in adults may help to improve treatment and outcome.
PMID: 29671046 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift - April 18, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kraus C, Vanicek T, Weidenauer A, Khanaqa T, Stamenkovic M, Lanzenberger R, Willeit M, Kasper S Tags: Wien Klin Wochenschr Source Type: research