2 What’s Bugging You? Alliaceous Therapy for Ekbom Syndrome
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DOI: 10.1017/s1092852919000026
Abstract: Abstract Study Objective Delusional parasitosis, or Ekbom syndrome, is a fixed false belief of being infested by parasites [Bellanger 2009]. With easy accessibility of the internet, serving as a vital tool in acquiring myriad information,… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; garlic supplements; bugging alliaceous; parasitosis ... See more keywords
Guanfacine treatment for a patient with delusional parasitosis causing dermatillomania presenting with shared psychiatric disorders
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DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2023.2291719
Abstract: Abstract Dermatillomania often coexists with delusional parasitosis (DP) and can cause extreme patient morbidity. The standard treatment for DP has been conventional antipsychotic drugs; however, their use is limited by potential adverse effects and monitoring… read more here.
Keywords: delusional parasitosis; treatment; dermatillomania; causing dermatillomania ... See more keywords
Delusional Parasitosis or Morgellons Disease: A Case of an Overlap Syndrome
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DOI: 10.1155/2023/3268220
Abstract: Background. Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis where the patient has the delusion of being infested with parasites, whereas Morgellons disease (MD) is described when the patient has fixed ideation of fibers or… read more here.
Keywords: parasitosis morgellons; morgellons disease; case overlap; delusional parasitosis ... See more keywords
Delusional parasitosis in dementia with Lewy bodies: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s12991-019-0253-3
Abstract: BackgroundDementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is characterized by fluctuating cognitive impairments, recurrent visual hallucinations, the motor symptoms of parkinsonism and REM sleep behavior disorder. Various neuropsychiatric symptoms including hallucination and delusions occur frequently; however, delusional… read more here.
Keywords: lewy bodies; parasitosis; parasitosis dementia; case ... See more keywords
Delusional parasitosis secondary to vascular pathology in an oncological patient: case study
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DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.1772
Abstract: Introduction Delusional parasitosis is a psychotic disorder where individuals firmly believe they are infested with parasites despite no medical evidence. It can be primary or secondary, the latter being a symptom of other medical conditions… read more here.
Keywords: delusional parasitosis; secondary vascular; history; pathology ... See more keywords
A case of delusional parasitosis presented as shared psychotic disorder treated successfully with aripiprazole
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DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_285_19
Abstract: Indian Journal of Psychiatry Volume 62, Issue 2, March-April 2020 219 2. Mustafa SJ, Hattatoglu P, Amir S. Retrospective study comparing the effects of memantine (NAMENDA) and Aripiprazole (ABILIFY) in the treatment of irritability in… read more here.
Keywords: presented shared; parasitosis presented; shared psychotic; disorder ... See more keywords