title: Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Marcos T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Mercadante
authors.forename: Juliana B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.forename: Ana G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hounie
authors.forename: Ygor
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ferrão
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alvarenga
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brotto
authors.forename: Euripedes C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Miguel
mesh_terms: 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