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[Entomophobia and delusional parasitosis].
Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi, 2009 Entomophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of insects. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that most insects pose no threat. A similar phenomenon, known as arachnophobia is fear of spiders. Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a hypochondrial psychosis, usually monosymptomatic, where the patient is convinced of being infested with ...
Ayşegül Taylan, Ozkan +1 more
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Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 23, Issue 3, Page 931-937, March 2024.Abstract Background Prurigo nodularis (PN) is an intensively pruritic skin disease that negatively influences quality of life. Cryosim‐1 (Intrinsic IB Spot) is a synthetic, selective transient receptor potential melastatin 8 agonist. Aims To investigate the efficacy and safety of cryosim‐1 in PN patients.
Myoung Eun Choi +6 more
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Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021 Delusional parasitosis is very rare psychiatric disorder. Patients believe that they are infested by parasites, worms, insects or bacteria, and they usually apply dermatologists or family practitioners for treatment at first, and referred to ...
Sibel Mercan +3 more
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Perceived Conjunctival Foreign Material Egress in Morgellons Disease: A Case Study
Case Reports in Psychiatry, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.The purpose of this report is to present a case of a 63‐year‐old man with orbital Morgellons disease. A 63‐year‐old man presented reporting 15 years of daily egress of different foreign bodies apparently found in the superior fornices of both eyes, exhibiting a classic manifestation known as the matchbox sign. He described the symptoms starting after a
Sean Ghiam +5 more
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Delusional parasitosis and physical disease
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1985 Abstract An historical account is offered of the syndrome of delusional parasitosis. Two explanatory hypotheses developed at the turn of the century are identified and traced to current debates on the etiology of the condition. The clinical and therapeutic aspects of delusional parasitosis are touched upon and four cases with different etiological ...
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Medical and biological aspects of synanthropic Collembola
Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2013 Many species of synantropic Collembola living in close association with man. Some species for example Wolowsia buski can invade the hair of the head. Some patient think that Collembola cause dermatitis, but doctors diagnose the «delusional parasitosis».
V. I. Pavlichenko +2 more
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ÖGDV Jahrestagung vom 30.11. bis 2.12. 2023 in Salzburg
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 627-629, April 2024.
Regina Fink‐Puches, Peter Wolf
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Presensación de un caso de síndrome de Ekbom
Correo Científico Médico, 2012 Se presentó un paciente de 42 años de edad con delirios de dermatozoos y otras alteraciones cognoscitivas de curso crónico que evidencian marcada desestructuración de la personalidad con funcionamiento psicótico.
Jose Alejandro Valdevila Figueira +1 more
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A delusional parasitosis case responding to low dose risperidone treatment [PDF]
Düşünen Adam Psikiyatri ve Nörolojik Bilimler Dergisi, 2016 Delusional parasitosis is a somatic type delusional disorder encountered in presenile women who suffer from a fixed false belief that they are infested with parasites.
rabia nazik yuksel +3 more
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