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Case Report - Folie a Famille: Delusional parasitosis affecting all the members of a family

, 2004
Delusional parasitosis (Ekbom syndrome) is an uncommon psychiatric disorder that presents with a delusion of being infested with parasites. Treatment of this condition is difficult as patients with this paranoid disorder reject psychiatric diagnosis and ...
Daniel Elizabeth, Srinivasan TirupatiN
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Delusional Infestation, Psychiatric Comorbidity, and Dementia: A Review of 146 Swedish Patients

Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Delusional infestation is a rare but severe dermatopsychiatric disorder. The diagnosis is associated with great suffering for the patients and their relatives, as well as substantial use of healthcare resources.
Jessica Norberg, Sol-Britt Lonne-Rahm, Louise Lönndahl   +2 more
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Delusional Infestation: Perspectives from Scottish Dermatologists and a 10-year Case Series from a Single Centre

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2018
Perceptions of the clinical management of delusional infestation (DI) were compared with clinical outcomes in this 10-year case series from a single centre in Dundee, UK.
Yee Ling Wong, Andrew Affleck, Alexander M. Stewart   +2 more
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A case of delusional parasitosis treated with clomipramine

, 1996
The article describes a clinical case of primary delusional parasitosis responsive to clomipramine, that had not previously respond to neuroleptic treatment. Clinical similarities of this disorder with obsessive-compulsive disorder are discussed.
Gambarini Zen, A. M. [UNESP], Torres, Albina Rodrigues [UNESP], Tiosso, A. M. [UNESP]   +2 more
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Delusional infestation: are you being bugged?

, 2015
Angeli Thakkar, Kenneth GJ Ooi, Nagi Assaad, Minas Coroneo Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia Abstract: This case report documents a 58-year-old male who presented to the clinic with a 12-month history of a ...
Coroneo M, Ooi KG, Assaad N, Thakkar A
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Diagnosis and treatment management procedure in a case with delusional parasitosis

, 2017
Delusional parasitosis is a rare psychiatric disorder frequently accompanied by dermatological problems. Despite the medical evidence, these patients have a constant belief that parasites are present in their bodies.
Yildiz Akbey, Zeynep, Turan, Hatice, Fatma Eren, Nermin Gündüz, Gunduz, NERMİN, Zeynep Akbey, Eren, Fatma, Hatice Turan   +7 more
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Postherpetic Neuralgia Presenting as Delusional Parasitosis: A Case Series

, 2017
Delusional parasitosis (DP) or Ekbom's disease is a rare psychiatric condition where the sufferers have a firm-fixed belief of insects crawling over their skin.
Shailendra Mohan Tripathi, Priti Singh, Nisha Mani Pandey   +2 more
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Interdisciplinary Differential Diagnosis and Care of a Patient with Atypical Delusional Parasitosis due to early HIV-related Dementia

, 2015
Objective: To provide a differential diagnosis and recommendations for care for an individual with suspected delusional parasitosis secondary to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Kathryn K. VanKirk (815320), John D. Medaglia (615597), Cameron B. Oswald (815321), L.W. Preston Church (815322)   +3 more
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Unraveling the Web of Delusional Parasitosis: A Case Report. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
Sinha N, Patil PS, Ahluwalia I, Chadha Y, Sangolkar DN.   +4 more
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Trichotillomania as a Rare Comorbidity of Delusional Parasitosis: A Case Series

National Board of Examinations Journal of Medical Sciences
Delusional parasitosis is a type of delusional disorder characterized by an unwavering false belief that their skin is infested by parasites despite repeated negative medical evidence or reassurance by clinicians.
V. Sujaritha
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