| Literature DB >> 4023781 |
Abstract
Delusions of parasitosis, or a patient's persistent belief that he has cutaneous invasion by parasites despite medical evidence to the contrary, is an uncommon syndrome associated with a wide variety of medical and psychiatric disorders. Its prognosis has been improved considerably by the introduction of pimozide, a potent neuroleptic agent.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 4023781 DOI: 10.1097/00007611-198508000-00005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: South Med J ISSN: 0038-4348 Impact factor: 0.954