Partial androgen deficiency in the aging male apt to be misdiagnosed as depression and dementia: a typical case report / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

A series of clinical symptoms associated with partial androgen deficiency in middle-aged and old males are apt to be confused with those of depression and dementia, and therefore result in misdiagnosis and mistreatment. This article reports a case of partial androgen deficiency in the aging male (PADAM) repeatedly misdiagnosed as depression and dementia, which demands sufficient clinical attention. The main reasons for the misdiagnosis and mistreatment lie in unfamiliarity with PADAM, lack of specific symptoms of the condition, omission of special examinations and hormone level analysis.