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Mindy Weisberger

Diagnostic dilemma: Rare condition made a woman see people as dragons

Illustration of a yellow and red dragon eye surrounded by dark brown scales.

The patient: A 52-year-old woman in The Hague, Netherlands

The symptoms: The woman visited an outpatient psychiatric clinic and told the doctors that when she looked at people's faces, she saw them transform into the faces of dragons. She also saw dragon-like faces appear in front of her spontaneously, even when no people were present. These hallucinations were disturbing and affected her ability to interact with people.

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