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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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Crepitus with reported parasite infection
, 2023 Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Volume 4, Issue 6, December 2023.
Michael H. Sherman, Timothy Gleeson
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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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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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Sensations of skin infestation linked to abnormal frontolimbic brain reactivity and differences in self-representation [PDF]
, 2015 Some patients experience skin sensations of infestation and contamination that are elusive to proximate dermatological explanation. We undertook a functional magnetic resonance imaging study of the brain to demonstrate, for the first time, that central ...
A.P. Bewley +42 more
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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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Seventy Years of Treating Delusional Disorder with Antipsychotics : A Historical Perspective [PDF]
, 2022 For many decades, delusional disorder (DD) has been considered a treatment-resistant disorder, with antipsychotics acknowledged as the best, though imperfect, treatment.
González-Rodríguez, Alexandre +3 more
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