Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in non-active rheumatic fever
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Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in non-active rheumatic fever.
Dear Editor, Rheumatic fever (RF) is an autoimmune disorder that fo l l ows in fec t ion by spec i f i c s t ra ins o f β -hemoly t i c streptococci. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) were first described in Sydenham’s chorea (SC), the late central nervous system (CNS) expression of RF. In the last 10 years, cons is tent repor ts have found h igher f requencies o f obsessive-compulsive disord...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1516-4446
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462006000200020