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Successful Ziprasidone Monotherapy in a Case of Delusional Parasitosis: A One-Year Followup
Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2013 Delusional parasitosis is characterized by the false idea that own body is infested by invisible mites, insects, or other parasites. This case report describes a 24-year-old woman with delusional parasitosis who was treated with ziprasidone monotherapy ...
Domenico De Berardis +9 more
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Delusions of Parasitosis: An Update
Dermatology and Therapy, 2019 Delusional parasitosis, also known as delusional infestation or Ekbom syndrome, is a relatively infrequent psychotic disorder characterized by an unwavering false belief that there is a parasitic infestation of the skin, despite the absence of any ...
Adam Reich +2 more
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Delusional infestation: Two case reports
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Delusional infestation (DI), also known as delusional parasitosis or Ekbom syndrome, is a rare disorder, characterised by fixed belief that the skin, body or immediate environment is infested by small pathogens, despite the lack of any ...
C. Peixoto +4 more
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Psychogeriatrics, 2002 Abstract: In order to examine the clinical characteristics of delusional parasitosis in a large sample, we previously analyzed 102 cases reported in Japan. In this article, these results are shown briefly, and psychopathological symptoms and nosological classifications are discussed.In our study, 53 cases were classified in to pure type excluding ...
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Delusional Parasitosis: Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment [PDF]
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2010 Delusional parasitosis is a delusional disorder in which the patient has the false and persistent belief that he is infested by some type of parasite or small living creatures. The disease has been called under different names such as “Ekbom syndrome” or
Gonca Karakus
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Delusional parasitosis with hyperthyroidism in an elderly woman: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2013 Introduction Delusional parasitosis is a rare, monosymptomatic psychosis involving a delusion of being infested with parasites. It is commonly observed among female patients over the age of 50. It is classified as a ‘delusional disorder’ according to the
Ozten Eylem +4 more
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Delusion, Proper Function, and Justification [PDF]
, 2020 Among psychiatric conditions, delusions have received significant attention in the philosophical literature. This is partly due to the fact that many delusions are bizarre, and their contents interesting in and of themselves.
Crutchfield, Parker
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Caloric vestibular stimulation reduces pain and somatoparaphrenia in a severe chronic central post-stroke pain patient: a case study [PDF]
, 2016 Central post-stroke pain is a neuropathic syndrome characterized by intolerable contralesional pain and, in rare cases, somatic delusions. To date, there is limited evidence for the effective treatments of this disease.
GALATI, Gaspare +5 more
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Brain perfusion asymmetry in patients with oral somatic delusions [PDF]
, 2013 Oral cenesthopathy is a somatic delusion or hallucination involving the oral area and is categorized as a delusional disorder, somatic type. The pathophysiology of this intractable condition remains obscure.
Akihito Uezato +12 more
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A case of delusional parasitosis dealt within the scope of consultation liaison psychiatry [PDF]
Düşünen Adam Psikiyatri ve Nörolojik Bilimler Dergisi, 2014 Delusional parasitosis is a rare disorder characterized by delayed admission to psychiatry clinic. This leads to time lags in diagnosis and treatment. Here we describe a woman diagnosed as organic delusional parasitosis secondary to her comorbid diabetes
yuksel sumeyra karagoz +5 more
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