Delusions of Parasitosis
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Delusions of parasitosis.
The most common monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis encountered by a dermatologist is delusions of parasitosis. In this condition, patients have an "encapsulated" fixed, false belief that they are infested with parasites or have foreign objects extruding from their skin. The patient will often experience feelings of biting, crawling and stinging related to the delusion. Most patients do n...
متن کاملDelusions of Parasitosis
Patients who are falsely convinced that a parasite has invaded their body are extremely difficult to treat. They are at once desperate for help and disdainful of efforts to help them. They insist that anti-infective medication be prescribed, but they are dubious that it will be effective. These patients despair of finding a credulous physician, and they continue to seek different therapies to c...
متن کاملDelusions of parasitosis.
BACKGROUND Delusions of parasitosis (DP) is a rare psychiatric disorder in which the patient has a firm belief that she or he is infected by parasites. Although it is a psychiatric disorder, these patients often present to an emergency physician because they are convinced that they have a severe skin problem. TREATMENT Patients with DP often reject psychiatric referral. The diagnosis of DP ca...
متن کاملDelusions of parasitosis = وهم الاصابة بالطفيليات
Delusions of parasitosis manifest in the patient's firm belief that he or she has pruritus due to an infestation with insects. Patients may present with clothing lint, pieces of skin, or other debris contained in plastic wrap, on adhesive tape, or in matchboxes. They typically state that these contain the parasites; however, these collections have no insects or parasites. This presentation is c...
متن کاملDelusional infestation, including delusions of parasitosis: results of histologic examination of skin biopsy and patient-provided skin specimens.
OBJECTIVE To review the results of skin biopsies and patient-provided specimens from patients whose assessment was consistent with delusional infestation, including delusions of parasitosis. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. SETTING Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. PATIENTS The study population comprised all patients who were seen at Mayo Clinic and had a diagnosis of delusion...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/523004