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Delusional parasitosis in ENT [PDF]
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2008 Otolaryngologists in India often encounter patients with various insects presenting as foreign bodies in the ear and nose. However they overlook the possibility of the clinical entity that has come to be known as delusional parasitosis. Three patients presented in our OPD with this condition and their case reports are discussed.
Satheesh Kumar, Bhandary +2 more
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Samples From Cases of Delusional Parasitosis as Seen in the UK Parasitology Reference Laboratory (2014–2015) [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2019 Ana Garcia Mingo, P L Chiodini
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A rarely known topic ‘Delusional Parasitosis': A case report (tur)
Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2020 Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a delusional disorder with a false belief that the person is infected by parasites or living small creatures, although there is no medical evidence.
Burak Okumuş +2 more
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Revista Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, 2020 Delusional parasitosis, also known as delusional infestation or Ekbom syndrome, is a somatic type of delusional disorder, usually mono‑symptomatic, in which patients are convinced they are being infested with animal parasites while no objective evidence ...
Ana Teresa Pereira +4 more
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Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum, 2023 Delusional parasitosis is a psychiatric disorder wherein a person strongly believes themselves being infected by a parasite. Cotard’s syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder of rarity that occurs as nihilistic delusions ranging from denial of the ...
Keya Das, R. Monisha, V. S. S. R. Ryali
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Impressive Response with Brexpiprazole in Ekbom’s syndrome
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Antipsychotics are the mainstream treatment of delusional disorder. However, limited therapeutic effect was recognized due to side effect and lack of insight.
J. Hsiao, Y.-C. Shen
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Skin Health and Disease, Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2023., 2023 Skin disease and psychiatric comorbidity have gained attention during the last decades. We aimed to assess the risk of developing psychiatric disease among adults with an existing dermatological condition over a 9‐year period and report Hazard risk ratios adjusted for age and gender.
Flora Balieva +3 more
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Skin Health and Disease, Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2023., 2023 Psychocutaneous disorders require a multidisciplinary approach. Better recognition of the underlying psychiatric comorbidities may lead to improved patient outcomes. We hope this review will serve as a bridge between dermatology and psychiatry. Abstract Introduction The study of psychocutaneous disorders requires a multidisciplinary approach.
Mary Zagami +6 more
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International Journal of Hepatology, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Background and Aim of This Study. Itch frequently occurs in patients with chronic cholestasis. However, it remains unclear why some patients do and others do not develop pruritus. In addition, drug treatment is frequently ineffective. We repeatedly observed that cholestatic patients without itch had a relatively high serum gamma‐glutamyl transpeptidase
Floris W. Haijer +6 more
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Delusional parasitosis of face in a factory worker
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2011 Delusional parasitosis is a form of monohypochondriacal psychosis, a condition sometimes encountered in psychiatric or dermatological clinical practice. The exact etiology and outcome of this condition is not well known.
Manjeet S Bhatia +2 more
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