Delusional parasitosis of face in a factory worker

Delusional parasitosis is a form of monohypochondriacal psychosis, a condition sometimes encountered in psychiatric or dermatological clinical practice. The exact etiology and outcome of this condition is not well known. A patient with delusional parasitosis of face who responded to aripiprazole is...

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Main Authors: Manjeet S Bhatia, Anurag Jhanjee, Shruti Srivastava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Industrial Psychiatry Journal
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Online Access:http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2011;volume=20;issue=1;spage=64;epage=65;aulast=Bhatia
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Summary:Delusional parasitosis is a form of monohypochondriacal psychosis, a condition sometimes encountered in psychiatric or dermatological clinical practice. The exact etiology and outcome of this condition is not well known. A patient with delusional parasitosis of face who responded to aripiprazole is described.
ISSN:0972-6748