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Suspicion of Somatoform Disorder in Undiagnosed Tabes Dorsalis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
We present a case of tabes dorsalis, which consisted of intermittent, sharp pains and diffuse neurological abnormalities, and was initially considered to be a somatoform disorder. The unusual behavioural presentations of neurosyphilis may lead to premature psychiatric diagnoses. It is thus important that psychiatric consultants be aware of the myriad manifestations of the disease.
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