Background: Evidence of psychiatric side effects of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), though rare, have been reported in several case reports.
Case Presentation: This case highlights the emergence of psychosis in a COVID-19 seropositive 32-year-old female patient immediately after receiving a positive polymerase chain reaction test result of COVID-19. After 8 days of admission and treatment with olanzapine, the patient was in complete remission.
Conclusion: Further investigation into the link between COVID-19 viral infections and the potential to elicit changes in the mental status of affected patients is warranted.
Key words: Psychosis, COVID-19, side-effects, case report
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