Delusion of Parasitosis

Delusion of parasitosis is a type of mono-symptomatic hypo-chondriacal psychosis common in elderly females whose response to drug therapy, usually pimozide, is variable. Two male patients presented with the delusion on their skin being infested with minute insects. One of them experienced presence o...

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Published inIndian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology Vol. 55; no. 3; p. 179
Main Authors Srinivasan, T N, Anandan, S, Suresh, T R, Sukkumar, P, Sarveswari, K N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.05.1989
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Summary:Delusion of parasitosis is a type of mono-symptomatic hypo-chondriacal psychosis common in elderly females whose response to drug therapy, usually pimozide, is variable. Two male patients presented with the delusion on their skin being infested with minute insects. One of them experienced presence of the inside the body cavities and spreading all over the body. They were treated satisfactorily with the neuroleptic drug, trifluoperazine.
ISSN:0973-3922