Rabies infection recognized as a psychosis: A misleading psychiatric presentation

Rabies infection recognized as a psychosis: A misleading psychiatric presentation

Rabies is a viral infection with a high mortality rate. Typical symptoms of rabies include hydrophobia, aerophobia, pharyngeal muscle spasms, and progressive paralysis. Psychiatric symptoms induced by rabies are not common. We report the case of a 26-year-old man in whom a quite typical clinical pre...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neurosciences in rural practice 2023-07, Vol.14 (3), p.541-543, Article 541
Hauptverfasser: Ferdaouss, Qassimi, Boujraf, Saïd, Ismail, Chiboub, Rim, El Amrani, Amine, Bout, Chadya, Aarab, Rachid, Aalouane
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Zusammenfassung:Rabies is a viral infection with a high mortality rate. Typical symptoms of rabies include hydrophobia, aerophobia, pharyngeal muscle spasms, and progressive paralysis. Psychiatric symptoms induced by rabies are not common. We report the case of a 26-year-old man in whom a quite typical clinical presentation of a brief psychotic disorder revealed rabies encephalitis.
ISSN:0976-3147
0976-3155
DOI:10.25259/JNRP_20_2023