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- Title
Delusional Parasitosis and the Matchbox Sign Revisited: The International Perspective.
- Authors
Freudenman, Roland W.; Köll, Markus; Schönfeldt-Lecuona, Carlos; Dieckmann, Sebastian; Harth, Wolfgang; Lepping, Peter
- Abstract
The article presents a study which examines the clinical presentation of delusional parasitosis, the fixed false belief of being infested by small creatures or inanimate particles. An international survey amongst psycho-dermatology experts such as dermatologists with training in psychotherapy was conducted. Results of the study revealed that reporting of parasites by patients has become outdated, suggesting the appropriateness of the term delusional infestation than delusional parasitosis.
- Subjects
DELUSIONAL parasitosis; DERMATOLOGISTS; SURVEYS; SYMPTOMS; PARASITES
- Publication
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2010, Vol 90, Issue 5, p517
- ISSN
0001-5555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2340/00015555-0909