Delusory Parasitosis
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منابع مشابه
Ekbom syndrome (delusory parasitosis): ponderations on two cases.
Two persons met one of us to ask for medical advice. On the basis of the clinical picture, we established the diagnosis of Ekbom syndrome, fundamentally related to skin lesions. We judged it relevant to communicate these occurrences, particularly for the reason that, in spite of our vast experience in dealing with clinical and assistance practice, we had not until now come into contact with pat...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Entomologist
سال: 2000
ISSN: 2155-9902,1046-2821
DOI: 10.1093/ae/46.1.17