Secondary Ekbom syndrome to organic disorder: report of three cases

The Ekbom syndrome, also known as delusion of parasitosis or acarophobia is an obsessive phobic state in which the patient thinks, imagines or believes that his or her skin is infested by parasites. In the hallucinatory state, he/she removes parts of the skin, identifying them as parasites. It can b...

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Published in:	Anais brasileiros de dermatología Vol. 85; no. 4; pp. 541 - 544
Main Authors:	Alves, Cinthia Janine Meira, Martelli, Antônio Carlos Ceribelli, Fogagnolo, Leticia, Nassif, Priscila Wolf
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil 01-07-2010
Subjects:	Adult Aged Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Delusions - drug therapy Delusions - psychology Ectoparasitic Infestations - pathology Ectoparasitic Infestations - psychology Female Humans Male Pimozide - therapeutic use Risperidone - therapeutic use Self Mutilation - pathology Self Mutilation - psychology Treatment Outcome
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Summary:	The Ekbom syndrome, also known as delusion of parasitosis or acarophobia is an obsessive phobic state in which the patient thinks, imagines or believes that his or her skin is infested by parasites. In the hallucinatory state, he/she removes parts of the skin, identifying them as parasites. It can be primary or secondary to other organic or psychiatric diseases. Generally speaking these patients take a long time to seek for medical support and the dermatologist is almost always the first physician to see them. Here we describe three patients with delusional parasitosis associated with organic disorders.
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ISSN:	1806-4841
DOI:	10.1590/S0365-05962010000400018