Objective. Presentation of a case of a 52-year-old woman suffering from delusional
parasitosis. Case report. The patient was referred to the consultant psychiatrist by a …

Delusions of parasitosis (DP) is a primary psychiatric disorder, a type of monosymptomatic
hypochondriac psychosis in which patients believe that 'bugs' or 'parasites' have infested …

Delusional infestation (DI), also known as delusional parasitosis, consists of a patient's
strong belief that he or she is infested with a nonliving substance or living organism despite …

Delusional parasitosis is a rare and chronic psychiatric disorder in which patients have a
false and fixed belief that they are infested by parasites. Although this is actually a …

Delusional parasitosis is a rare psychiatric disorder frequently accompanied by
dermatological problems. Despite the medical evidence, these patients have a constant …

Background: Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a false, unshakable belief that pathogens have
infested one's own skin or body. Objective: The objective was to record all patients with DP …

Skin-related delusional diseases with unspecific status and/or status without dermatological
findings, among others 'dermatological delusion', are categorized as 'delusional …

Background The accurate incidence of delusional parasitosis (DP) is difficult to assess. The
aim of this study was to analyse the frequency of DP treated by dermatologists, and to …

Introduction: Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a condition in which a person has the
unshakeable and mistaken belief of being infested with parasites. Patients and Methods: All …

Delusional parasitosis is a rare psychiatric disorder in which patients suffer from a fixed
conviction of being infested by parasites despite contrary medical evidence. These patients …