Previous classification of psycho dermatological problems classifies
delusions of parasitosis as a primary psychiatric disorder causing dermatological problems.
Of these,
delusions of parasitosis were the commonest (2%) followed by venereophobia (1%).
Delusions of Parasitosis. Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 32(2), 73-77.
Successful heatarent of
delusions of parasitosis with olanzapine.
Delusions of parasitosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 45, 31-34.
If not suspected, cheyletiellosis may be thought as
delusions of parasitosis and may be undiagnosed.
Plenty of reports in the medical literature describe patients who present with
delusions of parasitosis or formication who turn out to have multiple sclerosis, he noted.
The patients most likely to present to a dermatologist are those with
delusions of parasitosis, factitial dermatitis, neurotic excoriations, trichotillomania, and borderline personality disorder.
Delusions of parasitosis and other forms of monosymptomatic hypocondriacal psychosis.
Included in this category are psychiatric diseases that affect the skin, such as
delusions of parasitosis, trichotillomania, and skin picking, which can be extreme.
Delusions of parasitosis in clients presenting pets for veterinary care.
When people with Morgellons symptoms go to their doctor or dermatologist, they are usually diagnosed with
delusions of parasitosis, a condition in which patients believe they have parasites under their skin, said Dave Daigle, a CDC spokesman.
