Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever patients.
Based on five cases of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever patients, the authors discuss the range of psychiatric disorders associated with poststreptococcal autoimmune reactions and its implications for immunology/CNS interaction.
Mercadante
Marcos T
MT
Department of Psychiatry, São Paulo University Medical School, R. Dr. Ovídio Pires de Campos, s/n (sala - 4025), 05403-05010, São Paulo - SP, Brazil. mercadante@mackenzie.com.br
Diniz
Juliana B
JB
Hounie
Ana G
AG
Ferrão
Ygor
Y
Alvarenga
Pedro
P
Brotto
Sergio
S
Miguel
Euripedes C
EC
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology