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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as a Presenting Symptom of COVID-19: A case-series from Iran
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Mahsa Owji  , Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi , Faezeh Gholamian , Seyed Yaser Mousavi * |
| Department of Psychiatry, Children’s Medical center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , yaser135778@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (1120 Views) |
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.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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| Keywords: COVID-19, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Neuropsychiatric presentation |
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Type of Study: Case Series |
Subject:
psychiatry
Received: 2021/03/28 | Accepted: 2021/08/14 | Published: 2022/04/6
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