While this may seem too out-of-this-world to be true, it is something that actually happened. A woman was rushed to the hospital, hoping to get treatment for a mental illness, only to later find out that her delusions were caused by ovarian cysts. Her condition was so serious that she had to be placed in the ICU.
We have the discovery channel to thank for bringing to light this weird case of dermoid ovarian cyst symptoms - they actually documented it:
About dermoid cysts (also known as a cystic teratoma)
Dermoid cysts, also known as ovarian teratomas, are more famous for their weird characteristics than for their ability to drive a woman to madness. But in the case of this woman, a dermoid cyst actually did!
Part of the reason why a dermoid cyst in the ovary ended up messing up with the woman’s brain lies in the fact that it develops from undifferentiated cells. This is what is responsible for the hair, teeth, skin and thyroid tissues that doctors usually find in most teratomas.
However, in the case of this woman, the cells in her ovarian cyst developed into brain cells. This caused her white blood cells to attack not only the cells of the cysts in her ovaries, but also her brain, causing her to display all the signs of mental illness. This caused her to suffer from intense episodes of delusion for weeks, leaving her mother worried, as she slipped even further.
But thanks to a good team of doctors, her condition was properly diagnosed.
Want to learn more about ovarian cysts? Go to the Ovarian Cyst Miracle official website, its a good place to start
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