Briquet syndrome

Also known as: hysteria (historical); Somatization disorder

Chronic multiple unexplained somatic symptoms beginning before age 30.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Somatic symptom disorders
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, 10:1 female predominance; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Somatic symptom amplification with psychosocial stress.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

gastrointestinal complaintshealth care overusemultiple unexplained painspseudoneurologic symptomssexual symptoms

SyndromeScope — educational reference. Content is model-generated and not clinically verified; always confirm against OMIM, Orphanet and GeneReviews before clinical use.