Hypothyroidism presenting as hallucinosis: A clinical masquerade

• Main Authors: Sharol Lionel Fernandes, A T Safeekh, Siddharth Shetty, S Chandini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
• Series: Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Subjects: Consultation-liaison psychiatry; hallucinations; hallucinosis; hypothyroidism
• Online Access: http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2019;volume=7;issue=1;spage=90;epage=91;aulast=Fernandes

There is a lot of literature on psychiatric manifestations of thyroid disorders. However, it is uncommon for a thyroid disorder to present purely with psychiatric symptoms. In instances like this, where there is an absence of any symptoms or signs of the medical illness, it can be difficult to arrive at the diagnosis of the correct underlying medical disorder. This case report aims to highlight the diagnostic challenges in consultation-liaison psychiatry in a case of unusual presentation of hypothyroidism with hallucinations.