Obsessive compulsive disorder as a presenting symptom of COVID-19: A case-series from Iran

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) involves different organs and clinical presentations varying from respiratory symptoms to gastrointestinal symptoms and neurological symptoms. Another group of symptoms are psychiatric symptoms and according to a study, 53.8% of participants reported v...

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Autores principales: Owji, Mahsa, Naser Moghadasi, Abdorreza, Gholamian, Faezeh, Mousavi, Seyed Yaser
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2022
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Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9272957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35872671
http://dx.doi.org/10.22088/cjim.13.0.259
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) involves different organs and clinical presentations varying from respiratory symptoms to gastrointestinal symptoms and neurological symptoms. Another group of symptoms are psychiatric symptoms and according to a study, 53.8% of participants reported various degrees of these symptoms. CASE PRESENTATION: In this study, we presented six cases with sudden onset OCD or exacerbation of the previously controlled OCD concomitant with COVID-19 symptoms. RESULT: Obsessive compulsive symptoms can be the presenting manifestation of COVID-19. CONCLUSION: The neuropsychiatric manifestations may be resulted from central nervous system (CNS) infiltration, and dysregulation of inflammatory factors autoimmune responses.

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