Schizophrenia and COVID-19 delirium.

Authors :: Palomar-Ciria N
Blanco Del Valle P
Hernández-Las Heras MÁ
Martínez-Gallardo R
Source :: Psychiatry research [Psychiatry Res] 2020 Aug; Vol. 290, pp. 113137. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 27.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Since its outbreak, coronavirus disease 2019 has been producing atypical manifestations aside from fever, coughing and dysnea. One of the most common is delirium, which, however, is highly overlooked. This has consequences in the treatment of patients and also may lead to underdiagnosing the infection. In this work, we present the case of a man diagnosed with schizophrenia, who had been stable for more than 20 years and that presented with an atypical picture of psychotic and confusional symptoms related to COVID-19 infection.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)