Delusion of Pregnancy as a Somatic-Type Delusional Disorder in a Young Male From the South of Iran

Hospital Practices and Research

Mehrdad Roozbeh¹  Reza Bidaki²  Mohammad Ayatollahi³  Bonnie Bozorg⁴ 

[1] Medical Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran;Research Center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

[2] Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran;Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran;Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: Delusion;    Pregnancy;    Hypochondriacal;   

DOI  :  10.15171/hpr.2018.14

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Delusion of pregnancy is a bizarre delusion in which one feels s/he is carrying a fetus. The etiology is unknown, but aloneness, masturbation, and stress may precipitate this disorder.
Case Presentation: We introduce a young, single man who has delusions of pregnancy. This type of delusion is not a well-known disorder; based on investigated articles, this type of somatic delusion is rare.
Conclusion: This was a chronic case, the exact cause and development of which was unknown. We suggest this phenomenon as a novel symptom. No similar case was found in the literature.

【 授权许可】

Unknown