Janes Michael, Kuster Shaw, Goldson Tove M, Forjuoh Samuel N
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Health and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of MedicineTempleTexas.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2019 Jul 22;32(4):614-615. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2019.1629223. eCollection 2019 Oct.
Steroid-induced psychosis is a well-documented phenomenon. It usually occurs with oral systemic steroid treatment and is more common at higher doses, although there are case reports of occurrence with local steroid injections. We report a case of a 35-year-old man with no previous history of psychosis who was seen for follow-up after a brief psychotic episode following an injection of 5 mg of dexamethasone into his scrotum the previous day. The injection was given to treat chronic pain from a combat injury.
类固醇诱导的精神病是一种有充分文献记载的现象。它通常发生在口服全身性类固醇治疗时,且在高剂量时更常见,不过也有局部类固醇注射引发该病症的病例报告。我们报告一例35岁男性病例,该患者既往无精神病病史,前一天在阴囊注射5毫克地塞米松后出现短暂精神病发作,随后前来接受随访。此次注射是为了治疗战斗创伤所致的慢性疼痛。