Cotard Syndrome — A Case Report.

Cotard’s Syndrome, is a very rare neuropsychiatric condition in which the sufferer holds a delusional belief that he or she is dead, does not exist, is putrefying or has lost his/her blood or internal organs. The syndrome is described to have various degrees of severity, ranging from mild to severe. It is seen in subjects with depression, schizophrenia and psychoorganic syndromes. The present case vignette is of a lady, who manifested the phenomenon of Cotard Syndrome in the background of depression.

Case study: monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis manifesting as delusion of bromosis: successful treatment with trifluprazine

The literature on somatic monodelusional [paranoid] disorders was briefly reviewed and a case who presented mainly with delusions of bromosis, referential trends, and depression; and was effectively treated with trifluoperazine is reported. The various issues pertinent to this patient are highlighted. In view of this clinical case report the liaison between somatic specialists to whom such patients primarily consult for their treatment and mental health professionals was recommended