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Delusional Infestation

Nursing, 2021
Abstract: Patients with delusional infestation, a rare psychiatric disorder, have a false and fixed belief that insects or other organisms are crawling in or on their skin. This article describes signs and symptoms, available treatments, and appropriate nursing interventions for patients with primary delusional infestation.
Karey, Windbiel-Rojas   +2 more
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Delusional infestation in psychodermatology

Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, 2018
Delusional infestation (DI), also known as delusional parasitosis, consists of a patient's strong belief that he or she is infested with a nonliving substance or living organism despite lack of medical evidence to support this belief. The most commonly reported sources of infestation include insects, fibrous strands, worms, and scabies.
Monica, Rosales Santillan   +2 more
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Delusional Infestation

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1991
The patient who develops the delusional conviction that he/she is infested with small organisms, such as mites or insects, has been recognised in the medical literature for over a century. A wide range of descriptive terms — ‘dermatophobia’ ‘acarophobia’, ‘parasitophobia’ and ‘entomophobia’ (Table 1) have been applied to this symptom.
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Delusional infestation: A clinical profile

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2013
Delusional infestation or delusional parasitosis is a form of monodelusional disorder, a condition sometimes encountered in psychiatric or primary care practice. The outcome of this condition is good when compliance can be ensured.In the present study, a series of 50 consecutive cases of delusional infestation is reported.A majority of cases (94%) had ...
M S, Bhatia   +2 more
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