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Anxiety and depression in a female patient with fibromuscular dysplasia: a case study

JANUSZ KRZYŻOWSKI1
1. Prywatnej Polikliniki Psychiatrycznej w Warszawie
Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 1999, 8, 491-493
Keywords: FMD, fibromuscular dysplasia, arterial insufficiency, anxiety, depression, case raport

Abstract

A case is presented of a female patient in whom an intra vitamhistopathological examination revealed fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). Clinically she manifested arterial insufficiency episodes, as well as anxiety and depressive states. The patient's mental status was improved after treatment with mianserine and prazepam. This is the first FMD case described in psychiatric literature.

Address for correspondence:
Dr Janusz Krzyżowski, Prywatna Poliklinika Psychiatryczna,
ul. Dolna 4/15, 00-774 Warszawa