Pseudocyesis in a Six-Year-Old Girl

Selzer, Joae Graham

doi:10.1016/s0002-7138(09)62189-0

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“…In most cases the disorder is described in women aged between 20 and 44, whereas in the pediatric population it is extremely rare and thus described in only few reports [1,2,5,[7][8][9]. Selzer described the pseudocyesis in a six-year-old girl who was mentally abused by her promiscuous alcoholic mother and throughout pregnancy she wanted to reduce the feeling of neglect and abandonment [8].…”

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Pseudocyesis as a cause of abdomen enlargement in a female adolescent

2011

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AbstractPseudocyesis is a rare condition in the pediatric population characterized by all signs and symptoms of pregnancy except the existence of a fetus [1]. In some patients it is associated with organic etiology, in others with mental disorders, also occurs in those without disorders in their medical history. Pseudocyesis occurs in both sexes, but more frequently in women. An effective treatment is a combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy with antidepressants and antipsychotics [2]. We present a 15,9-year old girl with pseudocyesis as a cause of abdomen enlargement, who comes from an ordinary family with a negative history of psychiatric illness. The organic etiology of her condition was excluded, and therefore she was treated with antidepressants which contributed to the resolution of her case.

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“…Selzer described the pseudocyesis in a six-year-old girl who was mentally abused by her promiscuous alcoholic mother and throughout pregnancy she wanted to reduce the feeling of neglect and abandonment [8].…”

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Pseudocyesis as a cause of abdomen enlargement in a female adolescent

2011

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“…The physiological changes in the climacteric may also be misconstrued as pregnancy in the vulnerable 8 . However, cases of pseudocyesis have also been reported in adolescents 9,10 …”

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“…8 However, cases of pseudocyesis have also been reported in adolescents. 9,10 Formal education enhances a woman's appreciation of the physiological processes of procreation. She is thus equipped to handle issues of fertility and infertility and is empowered psychologically to face the reality and challenges of infertility.…”

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Pseudocyesis in a rural southeast Nigerian community

Umeora

2009

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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“…Walker (1898) reported pseudocyesis in a 12-year-old girl. Selzer (1968) des cribed a six-year-old girl, from a grossly deprived background, who developed pseudocyesis. Her psychotherapy is the only detailed report of treatment in the literature.…”

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