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Case Reports
. 2018 Nov 25;7(1):152-154.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1938. eCollection 2019 Jan.

A 39-year-old man with schizophrenia and tuberous sclerosis with a delusion of being a pregnant woman-A case report

Nada Adeeb AlZamil  1 , Eiman Abdulhameed Alkhalifa  1 , Faten Azzoni  2
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A 39-year-old man with schizophrenia and tuberous sclerosis with a delusion of being a pregnant woman-A case report

Nada Adeeb AlZamil et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

We present a case of a married man, known case of schizophrenia and tuberous sclerosis, who presented with delusion of pregnancy along with other psychotic symptoms. This type of delusion can be attributed to wish fulfillment as the patient has been married for seven years without being able to conceive.

Keywords: delusion of pregnancy; schizophrenia; tuberous sclerosis.

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