Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMD) is a rare genetic condition with only a few cases describing patients diagnosed as adults. We describe a long diagnostic odyssey of a 30-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Phelan-McDermid syndrom. Array comparative genomic hybridization analysis confirmed a 22q13.33 deletion, encompassing exon 9-23 of the SHANK3 gene and exon 1 of the ACR gene. We provide an uncommon feature of the disease, where psychotic alteration is repeatedly triggered by the same physical factor in our patient - mild fever episodes.
Keywords: Phelan-McDermid syndrome; fever; psychotic alteration; regression; trigger.