People with delusional parasitosis have an unshakable, false belief that they are infested with insects, worms, mites, lice, fleas, or other organisms. Some people ...MSDManualPleaseconfirmthatyouarenotlocatedinsidetheRussianFederationYesNoLeavethisSite?Thelinkyouhaveselectedwilltakeyoutoathird-partywebsite.Wedonotcontrolorhaveresponsibilityforthecontentofanythird-partysite.ContinueCancelhoneypotlinkHOMEHEALTHTOPICSCommonHealthTopicsBloodDisordersBone,Joint,andMuscleDisordersBrain,SpinalCord,andNerveDisordersCancerChildren'sHealthIssuesDigestiveDisordersDisordersofNutritionDrugsEar,Nose,andThroatDisordersEyeDisordersFundamentalsHeartandBloodVesselDisordersHormonalandMetabolicDisordersImmuneDisordersInfectionsInjuriesandPoisoningKidneyandUrinaryTractDisordersLiverandGallbladderDisordersLungandAirwayDisordersMen'sHealthIssuesMentalHealthDisordersMouthandDentalDisordersOlderPeople’sHealthIssuesSkinDisordersSpecialSubjectsWomen'sHealthIssuesResourcesVideosFiguresImagesQuizzesCommonMedicalTestsViewAllResourcesSYMPTOMSGeneralAbdomen&DigestiveBleedingBrain&NervousSystemChest&RespiratoryChildren'sSymptomsEyeGenital&UrinaryALLSYMPTOMS>EMERGENCIESCardiacArrestChokingALLEMERGENCIES>RESOURCESAbbreviationsAudio3DModelsCommonMedicalTestsFiguresFirstAidImagesInfographicsLabTestMedicalTermsTheOne-PageManualofHealthPronunciationsQuizzesSelf-AssessmentToolsTablesVideosWeights&MeasuresNEWSAHealthierHeartMightMakeYouSmarterAfterSetbacks,Sanofi/GlaxoSmithKlineCOVIDVaccinePerformsWellinEarlyTrialAHANews:StrokeAffectstheWholeFamily,AndHere'sHowtoHelpKeepItTogetherBeinga'NightOwl'RaisesOddsforDiabetesIfYou'reObeseViewAllNews>ViewAllNews>ABOUTOverviewHistoryEditorsandtheEditorialProcessPublishingandProductionStaffEditorialBoardContributorsReviewersContentProvidersGlobalMedicalKnowledgeFAQContactUsHealthTopics&ChaptersABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZHome/SkinDisorders/ParasiticSkinInfections/.../DelusionalParasitosis/INTHISTOPICDiagnosisTreatmentOTHERTOPICSINTHISCHAPTERParasiticSkinInfectionsBedbu

Background Delusional parasitosis is a rare disorder in which patients have a fixed, false belief of being infested with parasites. It is often accompanied by a ...SuccessfulTreatmentofDelusionsofParasitosisWithOlanzapine|ClinicalPharmacyandPharmacology|JAMADermatology|JAMANetworkOurwebsiteusescookiestoenhanceyourexperience.Bycontinuingtouseoursite,orclicking"Continue,"youareagreeingtoourCookiePolicy | Continue[SkiptoNavigation]TrendingPrevalence,Incidence,andRiskofCancerinPatientsWithPsoriasisandPsoriaticArthritisOriginalInvestigationFebruary19,2020AssociationofIndoorTanningRegulationsWithHealthandEconomicOutcomesinNorthAmericaandEuropeOriginalInvestigationFebruary19,2020SelectYourInterestsCustomizeyourJAMANetworkexperiencebyselectingoneormoretopicsfromthelistbelow.AcidBase,Electrolytes,FluidsAddictionMedicineAllergyandClinicalImmunologyAnesthesiologyAnticoagulationArtandImagesinPsychiatryBleedingandTransfusionCardiologyCaringfortheCriticallyIllPatientChallengesinClinicalElectrocardiographyClinicalChallengeClinicalDecisionSupportClinicalImplicationsofBasicNeuroscienceClinicalPharmacyandPharmacologyComplementaryandAlternativeMedicineConsensusStatementsCoronavirus(COVID-19)CriticalCareMedicineCulturalCompetencyDentalMedicineDermatologyDiabetesandEndocrinologyDiagnosticTestInterpretationDrugDevelopmentElectronicHealthRecordsEmergencyMedicineEndofLifeEnvironmentalHealthEthicsFacialPlasticSurgeryGastroenterologyandHepatologyGeneticsandGenomicsGenomicsandPrecisionHealthGeriatricsGlobalHealthGuidetoStatisticsandMedicineGuidelinesHairDisordersHealthCareDeliveryModelsHealthCareEconomics,Insurance,PaymentHealthCareQualityHealthCareReformHealthCareSafetyHealthCareWorkforceHealthDisparitiesHealthInequitiesHealthInformaticsHealthPolicyHematologyHistoryofMedicineHumanitiesHypertensionImagesinNeurologyImplementationScienceInfectiousDiseasesInnovationsinHealthCareDeliveryJAMAInfographicLawandMedicineLeadingChangeLessisMoreLGBTQLifestyleBehaviorsMedicalCodingMedicalDevicesandEquipm

DelusionalparasitosisFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMedicalconditionDelusionalparasitosisOthernamesDelusionalinfestationorEkbom'ssyndrome[1]SpecialtyPsychiatry,dermatologyDelusionalparasitosis(DP)isamentaldisorderinwhichindividualshaveapersistentbeliefthattheyareinfestedwithlivingornonlivingpathogenssuchasparasites,insects,orbugs,whennosuchinfestationispresent.Theyusuallyreporttactilehallucinationsknownasformication,asensationresemblinginsectscrawlingonorundertheskin.Morgellonsisconsideredtobeaself-diagnosedsubtypeofthiscondition,inwhichindividualshavesoresthattheybelievecontainharmfulfibers.[1]DelusionalparasitosisisclassifiedasadelusionaldisorderintheDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders(DSM5).Thecauseisunknown,butisthoughttoberelatedtoexcessdopamineinthebrain.Delusionalparasitosisisdiagnosedwhenthedelusionistheonlysymptomofpsychosisandthedelusion—thatcannotbebetterexplainedbyanothercondition—haslastedamonthorlonger.Fewindividualswiththeconditionwillinglyaccepttreatment,becausetheydonotrecognizetheillnessasadelusion.Antipsychoticmedicationsofferacure,whilecognitivebehavioraltherapyandantidepressantscanbeusedtohelpalleviatesymptoms.Theconditionisrare,andisobservedtwiceasofteninwomenasmen.Theaverageageofpeoplewiththedisorderis57.Analternativename,Ekbom'ssyndrome,referstotheneurologistKarl-AxelEkbom,whopublishedseminalaccountsofthediseasein1937and1938.[1]Contents1Classification2Signsandsymptoms3Causeandmechanism4Diagnosis4.1Differential5Treatment6Prognosis7Epidemiology8History8.1Morgellons9Societyandculture10Seealso11References12FurtherreadingClassification[edit]DelusionalinfestationisclassifiedasadelusionaldisorderofthesomaticsubtypeintheDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders(DSM5).[1][2]Thenamedelusionalparasitosishasbeenthemostcommonnamesince2015,buttheconditionhasalsobeencalleddelusionalinfestation,delusoryparasitosis,delusionalectoparasitosis,psychogenicparasitosis,Ekbomsyndrome,dermatophobia,parasitophobia,formic

Delusions of parasitosis (DoP) manifest in the patient's firm belief that he or she has pruritus due to an infestation with insects. Patients may ...ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMTEyMTgxOC1vdmVydmlldw==processing....Drugs&Diseases>PsychiatryDelusionsofParasitosisUpdated:Jul18,2018Author:BettinaEBernstein,DO;ChiefEditor:GlenLXiong,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsDelusionsofParasitosisSectionsDelusionsofParasitosisOverviewBackgroundPathophysiologyEpidemiologyShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalShowAllDDxWorkupLaboratoryStudiesImagingStudiesHistologicFindingsShowAllTreatmentMedicalCareConsultationsShowAllMedicationMedicationSummaryAntipsychoticsShowAllFollow-upFurtherOutpatientCareComplicationsPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllReferencesOverviewBackgroundDelusionsofparasitosis(DoP)manifestinthepatient'sfirmbeliefthatheorshehaspruritusduetoaninfestationwithinsects.Patientsmaypresentwithclothinglint,piecesofskin,orotherdebriscontainedinplasticwrap,onadhesivetape,orinmatchboxes.Theytypicallystatethatthesecontaintheparasites;however,thesecollectionshavenoinsectsorparasites.Thispresentationiscalledthematchboxsign,orwhattheauthorstermthe"Saran-wrapsign."Thepatientshavenoobviouscognitiveimpairment,andabnormalorganicfactorsareabsent.Trueinfestationsandprimarysystemicdiseasesthatcausepruritusarenotinvolved.Primaryskinlesionsarenotpresent.Physicalexaminationmayrevealnolesions,butonlylinearerosionswi

MenuMedicalReferenceFeaturesSlideshows&ImagesNewsArchiveNewsReferenceSlideshowsVideosQuestions&AnswersMedicationsCrisisAssistanceFindaPsychiatristOverview&FactsSymptoms&TypesTests&DiagnosisMedication&TherapyRisks&ComplicationsSupport&ResourcesAnxiety/PanicDisordersBipolarDisorderDrugInteractionCheckerMentalHealthPsychoticDepressionSchizoaffectiveDisorderSchizophreniformDisorderSmokingCessationSchizophreniaGuideMenuReviewedbyJenniferCasarella, MDonDecember13,2020InthisArticleTypesofDelusionsinDelusionalDisordersWhatAretheSymptomsofDelusionalDisorder?WhataretheCausesandRiskFactorsforDelusionalDisorder?HowIsDelusionalDisorderDiagnosed?HowIsDelusionalDisorderTreated?WhatAretheComplicationsofDelusionalDisorder?What'stheOutlookforPeopleWithDelusionalDisorder?CanDelusionalDisorderBePrevented?Delusionaldisorder,previouslycalledparanoiddisorder,isatypeofseriousmentalillnesscalledapsychoticdisorder.Peoplewhohaveitcan’ttellwhat’srealfromwhatisimagined.Delusionsarethemainsymptomofdelusionaldisorder.They’reunshakablebeliefsinsomethingthatisn’ttrueorbasedonreality.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’recompletelyunrealistic.Delusionaldisorderinvolvesdelusionsthataren’tbizarre,havingtodowithsituationsthatcouldhappeninreallife,likebeingfollowed,poisoned,deceived,conspiredagainst,orlovedfromadistance.Thesedelusionsusuallyinvolvemistakenperceptionsorexperiences.Butinreality,thesituationsareeithernottrueatallorhighlyexaggerated.Abizarredelusion,bycontrast,issomethingthatcouldneverhappeninreallife,suchasbeingclonedbyaliensorhavingyourthoughtsbroadcastonTV.Apersonwhohassuchthoughtsmightbeconsidereddelusionalwithbizarre-typedelusions.Peoplewithdelusionaldisorderoftencancontinuetosocializeandfunctionnormally,apartfromthesubjectoftheirdelusion,andgenerallydonotbehaveinanobviouslyoddorbizarremanner.Thisisunlikepeoplewithotherpsychoticdisorders,whoalsomighthavedelusionsasasymptomoftheirdisorder.Butinsomecases,peoplewithdelusionaldisordermightbecomesopreoccupiedwiththeirdelusionsthattheirlivesaredisrupted.

MerckManualPleaseconfirmthatyouarenotlocatedinsidetheRussianFederationYesNoLeavethisSite?Thelinkyouhaveselectedwilltakeyoutoathird-partywebsite.Wedonotcontrolorhaveresponsibilityforthecontentofanythird-partysite.ContinueCancelhoneypotlinkHOMEHEALTHTOPICSCommonHealthTopicsBloodDisordersBone,Joint,andMuscleDisordersBrain,SpinalCord,andNerveDisordersCancerChildren'sHealthIssuesDigestiveDisordersDisordersofNutritionDrugsEar,Nose,andThroatDisordersEyeDisordersFundamentalsHeartandBloodVesselDisordersHormonalandMetabolicDisordersImmuneDisordersInfectionsInjuriesandPoisoningKidneyandUrinaryTractDisordersLiverandGallbladderDisordersLungandAirwayDisordersMen'sHealthIssuesMentalHealthDisordersMouthandDentalDisordersOlderPeople’sHealthIssuesSkinDisordersSpecialSubjectsWomen'sHealthIssuesResourcesVideosFiguresImagesQuizzesCommonMedicalTestsViewAllResourcesSYMPTOMSGeneralAbdomen&DigestiveBleedingBrain&NervousSystemChest&RespiratoryChildren'sSymptomsEyeGenital&UrinaryALLSYMPTOMS>EMERGENCIESCardiacArrestChokingALLEMERGENCIES>DRUGINFODrugInformation,SearchDrugsbyName,GenericandBrandNaturalProducts,SearchDrugInteractionsPillIdentifierCommonlysearcheddrugsAspirinMetforminWarfarinTramadolLactuloseRanitidine(WithdrawnfromUSMarket)RESOURCESAbbreviationsAudio3DModelsCommonMedicalTestsFiguresFirstAidImagesInfographicsLabTestMedicalTermsTheOne-PageManualofHealthPronunciationsQuizzesSelf-AssessmentToolsTablesVideosWeights&MeasuresPodcastsNEWSAHealthierHeartMightMakeYouSmarterAfterSetbacks,Sanofi/GlaxoSmithKlineCOVIDVaccinePerformsWellinEarlyTrialAHANews:StrokeAffectstheWholeFamily,AndHere'sHowtoHelpKeepItTogetherBeinga'NightOwl'RaisesOddsforDiabetesIfYou'reObeseViewAllNews>ViewAllNews>ABOUTOverviewHistoryEditorsandtheEditorialProcessPublishingandProductionStaffEditorialBoardContributorsReviewersContentProvidersGlobalMedicalKnowledgeFAQContactUsHealthTopics&ChaptersABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZHome/SkinDisorders/ParasiticSkinInfections/.../DelusionalParasitosis/INTHISTOPICDiagnosisTreatmentOTHER

Delusional parasitosis is an uncommon psychotic illness. Patients often report to dermatologists and physicians for treatment and are brought to psychiatric ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutJournalListIndPsychiatryJv.21(1);Jan-Jun2012PMC3678185IndPsychiatryJ.2012Jan-Jun;21(1):72–74.doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.110958PMCID:PMC3678185PMID:23766584Delusionalparasitosis:WormsofthemindJyotiPrakash,R.Shashikumar,P.S.Bhat,K.Srivastava,1S.Nath,2andA.RajendranJyotiPrakashDepartmentofPsychiatry,ArmedForcesMedicalCollege,Pune,Maharashtra,IndiaFindarticlesbyJyotiPrakashR.ShashikumarDepartmentofPsychiatry,ArmedForcesMedicalCollege,Pune,Maharashtra,IndiaFindarticlesbyR.ShashikumarP.S.BhatDepartmentofPsychiatry,ArmedForcesMedicalCollege,Pune,Maharashtra,IndiaFindarticlesbyP.S.BhatK.Srivastava1ScientistF&ClinicalPsychologist,ArmedForcesMedicalCollege,Pune,Maharashtra,IndiaFindarticlesbyK.SrivastavaS.Nath2DepartmentofPsychiatrist,CommandHospital,Pune,Maharashtra,IndiaFindarticlesbyS.NathA.RajendranDepartmentofPsychiatry,ArmedForcesMedicalCollege,Pune,Maharashtra,IndiaFindarticlesbyA.RajendranAuthorinformationCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimerDepartmentofPsychiatry,ArmedForcesMedicalCollege,Pune,Maharashtra,India1ScientistF&ClinicalPsychologist,ArmedForcesMedicalCollege,Pune,Maharashtra,India2DepartmentofPsychiatrist,CommandHospital,Pune,Maharashtra,IndiaAddressforcorrespondence:Dr.JyotiPrakash,AssociateProf.ofPsychiatry,ArmedForcesMedicalCollege,Pune,Maharashtra,India.E-mail:moc.oohay@ysphsakarpitoyjrdCopyright:©IndustrialPsychiatryJournalThisisanopen-accessarticledistributedunderthetermsoftheCreativeCommonsAttribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike3.0Unported,whichpermitsunrestricteduse,distribution,andreproductioninanymedium,providedtheoriginalworkisproperlycited.ThisarticlehasbeencitedbyotherarticlesinPMC.Delusionalparasitosisisanuncommonpsychoticillness.Patientsoftenreporttodermatologistsandphysiciansfortreatmentandarebr

NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutJournalListCanFamPhysicianv.55(11);2009NovPMC2776797CanFamPhysician.2009Nov;55(11):1089–1092.PMCID:PMC2776797PMID:19910594EctoparasitosisorEkbomsyndrome?AcasereportAnne-PaulineBellanger,PD,JulienCrouzet,MD,MathildeBoussard,FrédéricGrenouillet,PD,DanielSechter,MDPhD,GillesCapellier,MDPhD,andLaurenceMillon,PDPhDAuthorinformationCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimerDrsBellangerandGrenouilletpractiseintheParasitology-MycologyDepartmentattheCHUJeanMinjozinBesançon,France.MsBoussardisapharmacystudentandDrMillonisaProfessorintheParasitology-MycologyDepartmentattheCHUJeanMinjoz.DrCrouzetpractisesinandDrCapellierisaProfessorintheEmergencyDepartmentatCHUJeanMinjoz.DrSechterisaProfessorinthePsychiatryDepartmentatCHUJeanMinjoz.Correspondence:DrA.P.Bellanger,LaboratoiredeParasitologie-Mycologie,CHUJeanMinjoz,2bvdFleming,25000Besançon,France;telephone33(0)381668323;fax33(0)381668914;[email protected]©theCollegeofFamilyPhysiciansofCanadaEkbomsyndrome,alsocalleddelusionalparasitosis,isapsychiatricdisordercharacterizedbythepatient’sconvictionthatheorsheisinfestedwithparasites.PatientswithEkbomsyndromeusuallyseekcarefromfamilyphysicians.WereportacaseinwhichthediagnosisofEkbomsyndromewasdelayedowingtothepresenceofbitsofspidersinthefirstsamplethepatientprovidedoftheinsectsshebelievedhadinfestedherandherapartment.A66-year-oldfemalepatientconsultedtheemergencyunitofourhospitalforbuginfestationofherselfandherapartment.Shecomplainedofgeneralizedchronicpruritusandprurigo.Shehadmovedtoanotherapartmentinthepreviousweeks,buttheinfestationpersisted.Shethenlivedinanapartmentwithnopets,andherneighboursdidnotcomplainaboutthepresenceofbugs.Thepatientwasdivorced,retired,andlivedalone.Therewasnothingremarkableinhermedicalhistory.Shedidnottakeanymedication,andtherewasnohistoryoftravel,allergies,orhygienictroubles.Shespentherdayscleaningandvacuumingherapartment.Shereportedthatsheh

2 One particular type of psychosis is delusional parasitosis (DP) or delusional infestation, originally described by Karl Ekbom as presenile syndrome of delusional ...InicioNeurología(EnglishEdition)Delusionalparasitosisinmultiplesclerosis:anenigmaticmanifestationofamu...ISSN:2173-5808Neurología,foundedin1986,istheofficialscientificJournaloftheSpanishNeurologySociety(SociedadEspañoladeNeurología,SEN).ItiseditedbyDr.JorgeMatías-Guiuandisindexedinthemostimportantinternationaldatabases,suchasScienceCitationIndexorIndexMedicus/MEDLINE.TheJournalacceptsworksonbasicaswellappliedresearchonanyfieldofneurology.SeemoreOpenAccessOptionIndexedin:MEDLINE,EMBASE,WebofScience,ScienceCitationIndexExpanded,AlertingServicesandNeuroscience,NeuroscienceCitationIndex,ScienceDirect,SCOPUS,IBECS,MEDESSeemoreFollowus:2.283(2019)2.038(2018)1.938(2017)2.103(2016)1.79(2015)1.381(2014)1.289(2013)1.322(2012)0.79(2011)ImpactFactorTheImpactFactormeasurestheaveragenumberofcitationsreceivedinaparticularyearbypaperspublishedinthejournalduringthetworecedingyears.©ClarivateAnalytics,JournalCitationReports2020ImpactFactor20192.283CiteScore2019CiteScoremeasuresaveragecitationsreceivedperdocumentpublished.ReadmoreCiteScore20193SRJisaprestigemetricbasedontheideathatnotallcitationsarethesame.SJRusesasimilaralgorithmastheGooglepagerank;itprovidesaquantitativeandqualitativemeasureofthejournal'simpact.SJR0.493SNIPmeasurescontextualcitationimpactbywightingcitationsbasedonthetotalnumberofcitationsinasubjectfield.SNIP0.979SeemoreHideHideJournalInformationPreviousarticle|NextarticleVol.35.Issue6.Pages445-448(July-August2020)LeeesteartículoenEspañolShareSharePrintDownloadPDFMorearticleoptionsePubStatisticsVol.35.Issue6.Pages445-448(July-August2020)LettertotheEditorDOI:10.1016/j.nrleng.2018.03.014OpenAccessDelusionalparasitosisinmultiplesclerosis:anenigmaticmanifestationofamultifaceteddiseaseDeliriodeparasitosisenlaesclerosismúltiple:unaexpresiónenigmáticadeunaenfermedadpleomórficaVisits...DownloadPDFM.LeónRuiza,b,