This case report documents a 58-year-old male who presented to the clinic with a 12-month history of a burrowing sensation in his eyelids that he attributed to a parasitic infestation. After being extensively investigated and reviewed by relevant specialties, no evidence of parasitic infestation was found. He was diagnosed with and treated for blepharitis. Psychiatric referral for presumed delu...

The delusional misidentification syndromes are characterized by misidentification delusions of others or of the self. Aggressive ideas or behaviors often accompany these delusions. The relationship between delusional misidentification and dangerousness remains for the most part poorly understood. In the present article, we compare a group of dangerous individuals suffering from dangerous miside...

Morgellons disease is a mysterious skin disorder that was first described more than 300 years ago. The disease Abstract is characterized by fiber-like strands extruding from the skin in conjunction with various dermatologic and neuropsychiatric symptoms. In this respect, Morgellons disease resembles and may be confused with delusional parasitosis. The association with Lyme disease and the appar...

1Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza CE, Brazil; 2Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Saint Louis University; 3Medical School Christus, Fortaleza CE, Brazil. Correspondence: Francisco Gondim; Faculdade de Medicina Christus; Rua João Adolfo Gurgel 133; 60190-060 Fortaleza CE Brasil; E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare. Received...

DOP: delusions of parasitosis ER: emergency room INTRODUCTION Delusions of parasitosis (DOP), a disorder in which patients have a fixed belief that they are infested without evidence, is often a very difficult condition to manage. There are many organic causes of DOP that are potentially reversible. We present a case of DOP secondary to severe anemia. The authors could not find any other case i...