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Diagnosis and management of delusional parasitosis.

Elliott H Campbell¹, Dirk M Elston², James D Hawthorne³, David R Beckert⁴.

Abstract

Delusional parasitosis is a monosymptomatic hypochondriacal state that causes great suffering for the patient and great suffering for those around them. Dermatologists are experts in the diagnosis of cutaneous disease and frequently encounter such patients. This review provides an overview of the diagnosis and management of delusional parasitosis and the differential diagnosis.

Entities: Disease Species

Keywords: Ekbom syndrome; chronic tactile hallucinosis; delusional parasitosis; delusions of parasitosis; delusory parasitosis; psychogenic parasitosis

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Antipsychotic Agents

Year: 2018 PMID： 30543832 DOI： 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.12.012

Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Acad Dermatol ISSN： 0190-9622 Impact factor: 11.527

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1. A Case of Delusional Parasitosis With Folie à Deux Treated With Low-Dose Quetiapine.

Authors: Christina Kalovidouri; Lukasz Kowalewski; Dragos Virgil Mos; Muhammad Umer Waqar
Journal: Cureus Date: 2022-05-26

2. Delusional infestation in clinical practice over a period of two decades.

Authors: Radomir Reszke; Przemysław Pacan; Adam Reich; Jacek C Szepietowski
Journal: Postepy Dermatol Alergol Date: 2019-10-07 Impact factor: 1.837

3. Concurrent Delusions of Ocular Parasitosis and Complex Visual Hallucinations from Charles Bonnet Syndrome Treated Successfully with Aripiprazole in an Elderly Male: A Case Report.

Authors: Nakiya T Whitfield; Anne E Krasniak; Hien T Nguyen
Journal: Perm J Date: 2020-12

Review 4. Derationalizing Delusions.

Authors: Vaughan Bell; Nichola Raihani; Sam Wilkinson
Journal: Clin Psychol Sci Date: 2020-11-20

Diagnosis and management of delusional parasitosis.

1. A Case of Delusional Parasitosis With Folie à Deux Treated With Low-Dose Quetiapine.

2. Delusional infestation in clinical practice over a period of two decades.

3. Concurrent Delusions of Ocular Parasitosis and Complex Visual Hallucinations from Charles Bonnet Syndrome Treated Successfully with Aripiprazole in an Elderly Male: A Case Report.

Review 4. Derationalizing Delusions.

5. Delusional parasitosis after sexual abuse.

Review 6. Management of delusions of parasitosis: an interview with experts in psychodermatology.

7. "Doctor, You Must Examine My Creature Collection!": A Case Report of Delusional Infestation.

8. Long-acting paliperidone in Ekbom's syndrome in Lewy body dementia: A case report.

9. Samples From Cases of Delusional Parasitosis as Seen in the UK Parasitology Reference Laboratory (2014-2015).

Review 10. Delusions of Parasitosis: An Update.