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Case Series and Case Reports

Delusional parasitosis over dermatological morbidity: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Jonas S Suganthan MBBS   ^*   Anto P Rajkumar MD DPM   ^*    C Jagannath MBBS DDVL      Susanne A Pulimood MD DD      K S Jacob MRCPsych PhD   ^*

^* Department of Psychiatry; Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632002, Tamilnadu, India

Correspondence to: Dr Anto P Rajkumar, Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632002, Tamilnadu, India Email: antoprajkumar{at}cmcvellore.ac.in

Delusional parasitosis is a rare psycho-dermatological disorder that lacks standard management guidelines. We report a case of an elderly woman with long standing multiple dermatological illnesses who later developed delusional parasitosis. We highlight the pertinent diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We support multidisciplinary collaborative care combining effective pharmacotherapy with efficient non-pharmacological measures.

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