The British Journal of Psychiatry 159: 428-431 (1991)
© 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis in developing countries
AA Osman
Jeddah Psychiatric Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Although a large growing literature indicates that monosymptomatic
hypochondriacal psychosis is more common than previously thought, little
contribution has been made from psychiatrists working in developing
countries. Fifteen patients are described who presented with the delusion
of emitting a foul smell.