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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 145-147 |
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Steroids use in COVID-19 saves the lungs but can precipitate psychosis: A case series from a tertiary care center in Andhra Pradesh
Aakanksha Brahmdeo Singh, Sripathi Santhosh Goud, Vishal Indla
Department of Psychiatry, Indlas VIMHANS Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Aakanksha Brahmdeo Singh
Department of Psychiatry, Indlas VIMHANS Hospital, Vijayawada - 520 002, Andhra Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/tjp.tjp_32_21
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Steroid-induced psychiatric adverse effects are not uncommon with an average incidence of 27.6%. The symptoms can range from mild anxiety to severe psychosis. An increase in the use of corticosteroids to treat severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 has been observed which resulted in more patients presenting with steroid psychosis. Herein, we report two case vignettes, presenting with steroid-induced psychosis after recovery from a recent infection of coronavirus disease-2019.
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