An unusual case of a central nervous system tumor presenting as a chief complaint of depression.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 23(7): 486-8, 2007 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-17666934
ABSTRACT
Patients presenting to the emergency department with a psychiatric chief complaint often undergo a medical clearance examination. There is much debate in the literature as to the value of routine laboratory and other diagnostic studies in the initial evaluation of these patients. We report on a patient presenting to the pediatric emergency department with a chief complaint of depression who ultimately was found to have diabetes insipidus and a primary intracranial germ cell tumor. Although a rare outcome to a relatively common scenario in the emergency department, this case underscores the value of a detailed history, careful physical examination, and consideration of laboratory and other diagnostic studies in patients presenting to the emergency department for psychiatric evaluation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Neoplasias Embrionárias de Células Germinativas
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Diabetes Insípido Neurogênico
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Transtorno Depressivo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Emerg Care
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos