First psychotic episode, related to COVID-19 pandemic, in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex

Lina Brahmi; Hanen Ben Ammar; Safa Messaoud; Ghada Hamdi; Emira Khelifa; Leila Mnif

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4821

First psychotic episode, related to COVID-19 pandemic, in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Sep 21;9(9):e04821. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4821. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Lina Brahmi^{1

2}, Hanen Ben Ammar^{1

2}, Safa Messaoud^{1

2}, Ghada Hamdi^{1

2}, Emira Khelifa^{1

2}, Leila Mnif^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine of Tunis Tunis El Manar University Tunis Tunisia.
² Psychiatry Department "F" Razi Hospital Manouba Tunisia.

Abstract

Clinical symptoms of tuberous sclerosis may occur because of exposure to a stressful event like COVID-19. During pandemics, specific considerations should be deserved to the mental state of people suffering from genetic diseases to prevent mental illness caused by a coronavirus.

Keywords: COVID‐19; Delusions; Psychotic disorder; Tuberous Sclerosis.

Publication types

Case Reports