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Esquizofrenia y tiroiditis de Hashimoto: descripción de un caso clínico / Schizophrenia and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a clinical case
Fuentealba Herrera, Ricardo.
  • Fuentealba Herrera, Ricardo; Hospital de Puerto Montt. CL
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-677216
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Se muestra la asociación entre trastornos psiquiátricos y disfunción tiroídea, mediante el estudio de un adolescente con esquizofrenia y tiroiditis de Hashimoto. Se trata de un varón de 15 años de edad, con bajo rendimiento escolar y desinterés por actividades sociales y académicas. Inicialmente cumple criterios DSM IV para trastorno depresivo y se inicia tratamiento antidepresivo. El cuadro empeora apareciendo sintomatología psicótica donde prima el empobrecimiento afectivo y social, presencia de un juicio de realidad alterado y conducta escindida y autista. Se indica Risperidona lo que tiene un efecto moderado sobre la sintomatología, por lo que se agrega Aripiprazol. Las pruebas tiroídeas inicialmente fueron normales, sin embargo la evaluación endocrinológica confirma una Tiroiditis de Hashimoto iniciándose tratamiento con tiroxina (T4). Posteriormente la sintomatología remite. Queda la duda del papel jugado por la disfunción tiroídea en este caso y se destaca la necesidad de una evaluación cuidadosa de la tiroides en pacientes psiquiátricos.
ABSTRACT
The following work intends to show the association between psychiatric disorders and thyroid dysfunction through a study of a teenager with schizophrenia disorder and Hashimoto thyroiditis. We present the case of a young male, fifteen years of age, with complaints of low performance at school, and loss of interest in social activities and academic affairs. At the beginning, the symptoms observed in the patient coincided with the DSM-IV criteria for Depression, and treatment with antidepressants was begun. However, the illness soon worsened, with the appearance of different psychotic symptoms, with diminished social interactions and affects, and also the presence of an altered judgment as well as an autistic and split behavior. Risperidone is then indicated having moderate effect on symptoms, so Aripiprazol was added to the treatment. Initially, thyroid tests were normal, but further endocrine evaluation confirms Hashimoto´s thyroiditis diagnosis, indicating thyroxine (T4) treatment, after which the symptoms subside. There remains the question of the role of thyroid dysfunction in this particular case and the necessity to a careful thyroid evaluation in psychotic patients.
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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Schizophrenia / Hashimoto Disease Limits: Adolescent / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. Soc. Psiquiatr. Neurol. Infanc. Adolesc Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital de Puerto Montt/CL

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Schizophrenia / Hashimoto Disease Limits: Adolescent / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. Soc. Psiquiatr. Neurol. Infanc. Adolesc Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital de Puerto Montt/CL