Diagnosis and management of delusional parasitosis
2018; Elsevier BV; Volume: 80; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.jaad.2018.12.012
ISSN1097-6787
AutoresElliott H. Campbell, Dirk M. Elston, James Hawthorne, David R. Beckert,
Tópico(s)Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
ResumoDelusional parasitosis is a monosymptomatic hypochondriacal state that causes great suffering for the patient and great suffering for those around them. Dermatologists are experts in the diagnosis of cutaneous disease and frequently encounter such patients. This review provides an overview of the diagnosis and management of delusional parasitosis and the differential diagnosis. Delusional parasitosis is a monosymptomatic hypochondriacal state that causes great suffering for the patient and great suffering for those around them. Dermatologists are experts in the diagnosis of cutaneous disease and frequently encounter such patients. This review provides an overview of the diagnosis and management of delusional parasitosis and the differential diagnosis.
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