Acute psychosis in a 35-year-old woman. Could it be related to a previous COVID-19 infection? A case report
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Katedra Psychiatrii, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
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Katedra i Zakład Medycyny i Epidemiologii Środowiskowej, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu,
Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
Submission date: 2022-03-29
Final revision date: 2022-08-08
Acceptance date: 2022-08-09
Online publication date: 2023-12-31
Publication date: 2023-12-31
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Sylwia Bulanda
Katedra i Zakład Medycyny i Epidemiologii Środowiskowej, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu,
Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
Psychiatr Pol 2023;57(6):1143-1149
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the cause of the COVID-19 disease. Infection can take a wide variety of forms, from asymptomatic to severe, with numerous complications that can even lead to death. Since the beginning of the pandemic, numerous studies have been carried out
to find out the exact expression of the virus. COVID-19 infection also increases the risk of developing neuropsychiatric symptoms, including psychosis. The paper presents the case of a 35-year-old woman with no prior psychiatric interview who developed acute psychosis after being infected with COVID-19. She was treated in the standard way: haloperidol, lorazepam and diazepam. The symptoms disappeared quickly.
At the moment, the long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection are not known, therefore further observation and research in this direction is necessary. Treatment, as shown in this case report, appears to be supportive and symptomatic. The optimal antiviral treatment has
yet to be clearly defined, and research into the best treatment for the virus itself is still ongoing