Fever of Unknown Origin with Psychiatric Complaints in a Patient with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome

İbrahim Taymur¹, Buket Belkız Güngör¹, Cenk Aypak^2, , Ahmet İnel¹ and Özgür Dağlı³

¹Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Bursa, Turkey

²Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıd Training and Research Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

³Şevket Yılmaz Training Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Bursa, Turkey

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İbrahim Taymur, Buket Belkız Güngör, Cenk Aypak, Ahmet İnel and Özgür Dağlı. Fever of Unknown Origin with Psychiatric Complaints in a Patient with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(2):30-31. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-2-2

Abstract

Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome (RTS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by mental retardation, postnatal growth deficiency, microcephaly, specific facial characteristics, broad thumbs, and big toes. Presence of dental problems and inadequate follow-up in RTS, as well as difficulty in self-care, poses a substantial health threat. This case report describes the evaluation of a 27-year-old female RTS patient diagnosed with fever of unknown origin (FUO) with psychiatric complaints and underlines the importance of physical examination including oral cavity in patients with difficulties in expressing their physical complaints.

Keywords

Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome, oral care, fever of unknown origin, mental retardation

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