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Delusional parasitosis: A case series

Akanksha Gajbhiye Tahoora Ali Sadaf Aziz Pratishtha Singh Shivang Gandhi +2 lainnya

Abstrak

Delusional parasitosis (DP) is an infrequent psychotic illness, where the patient has a false but firm belief that his body is infested with parasites. It can be primary or secondary. Usually, these patients consult nonpsychiatric specialties from where they are referred to psychiatry. The presentation of DP varies among patients, although it typically manifests as a crawling and pinpricking sensation. Hallucinations are commonly seen. Antipsychotics show good remission of symptoms. A series of seven cases of DP have been described, and the condition is briefly discussed.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Psychiatry Industrial psychology

Penulis (7)

Akanksha Gajbhiye

Tahoora Ali

Sadaf Aziz

Pratishtha Singh

Shivang Gandhi

Suprakash Chaudhury

Jaideep Patil

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Gajbhiye, A., Ali, T., Aziz, S., Singh, P., Gandhi, S., Chaudhury, S. et al. (2023). Delusional parasitosis: A case series. https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_240_23

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Tahun Terbit: 2023
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_240_23
Akses: Open Access ✓