Title of article :
Alagille Syndrome: A Case Report HighlightingDysmorphic Facies, Chronic Illness, and Depression
Author/Authors :
Bresnahan, James J. The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine - Hershey - PA, USA , Winthrop, Zachary A. The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine - Hershey - PA, USA , Salman, Rabia Nishtar Medical College - Multan, Pakistan , Majeed, Salman Department of Psychiatry - The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine - Hershey - PA, USA
Abstract :
Alagille syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder affecting the liver, heart, vertebrae, eyes, and face. Alagille syndrome sharesmultiple phenotypic variants of other congenital or chronic childhood illnesses such as DiGeorge syndrome, Down syndrome,spina bifida, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and cystic fibrosis. All of these chronic illnesses have well-established links to psychiatricconditions. There are few community resources for Alagille patients, as it is an extremely rare condition. Despite the overlapwith other chronic childhood illnesses, the psychiatric manifestations of Alagille syndrome have not been previously discussed inliterature. The current study is a case report of a twelve-year-old female hospitalized in our pediatric psychiatric hospital for suicidalideation with intent and plan. The patient had major depressive disorder, anxiety, other specified feeding and eating disorder, andattention-deficit/hyperactive disorder
Keywords :
Alagille Syndrome , Highlighting Dysmorphic Facies , Chronic Illness , Depression
Journal title :
Case Reports in Psychiatry