CLINICAL CURIOSITY
COVID-19 presenting with delirious mania: A case report
Nalakath Arakkal Uvais,
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Nalakath Arakkal Uvais
Department of Psychiatry, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India
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N. A. Uvais, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India.
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Shamsudeen Moideen
Department of Internal Medicine, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India
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Nalakath Arakkal Uvais,
Corresponding Author
Nalakath Arakkal Uvais
Department of Psychiatry, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India
Correspondence
N. A. Uvais, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author Shamsudeen Moideen,
Shamsudeen Moideen
Department of Internal Medicine, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India
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First published: 03 February 2022
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