This papers aims at familiarizing psychiatric and nonpsychiatric readers with delusional
infestation (DI), also known as delusional parasitosis. It is characterized by the fixed belief of …

Background Systematic studies of delusional infestation (DI), also known as delusional
parasitosis, are scarce. They lack either dermatological or psychiatric detail. Little is known …

Objective: Delusional parasitosis is a form of monohypochondriacal psychosis, a condition
sometimes encountered in psychiatric or primary care practice. The outcome of this …

Patients who are erroneously convinced that they harbor dermatologic parasites present a
diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the practitioner. Delusions of parasitosis can exist …

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 syndrome in which the patient has the false belief that he is
infested by parasites. Although this is a psychiatric disorder, patients usually seek care from …

A postal survey of dermatologists identified 365 patients with a presumptive diagnosis of
delusional parasitosis. One hundred and forty-four dermatologists had seen at least 1 such …

Delusional parasitosis is a monosymptomatic hypochondriacal state that causes great
suffering for the patient and great suffering for those around them. Dermatologists are …

Delusional parasitosis is an uncommon disorder that presents particular challenges to the
dermatologist. Patients often resist psychiatric referral. Evidence of efficacy of treatment …

Delusional parasitosis, also known as delusional infestation or Ekbom syndrome, is a
relatively infrequent psychotic disorder characterized by an unwavering false belief that …