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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug 2;17(3):144-148.
doi: 10.51866/cr1369. eCollection 2022 Nov 30.

Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital

Rebecca Pei Ying Wong  1 , Philip George  2
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Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital

Rebecca Pei Ying Wong et al. Malays Fam Physician. .

Abstract

Evidence suggests that acute severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms. This is a case report of a patient who had recently been infected with COVID-19 and had no history of psychiatric disorders presenting a few days after inpatient discharge from COVID-19 treatment with acute onset of psychosis and manic symptoms. This case illustrates the psychiatric presentation, possible causes, and management of post-COVID-19 psychosis.

Keywords: COVID-19; Mania; Psychosis.

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Figure 1. Timeline from the patient’s first COVID-19 symptoms to his first liaison psychiatry follow-up.
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