Ekboms disease (delusional disorder, somatic type): A case report

Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-98

  Aftab, Abid ^a   Ranjha, Khalid Mehmood ^a  

^a CMH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Delusions; ECT; Ekboms disease; Parasitosis

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOMATIC DELUSION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33749046890     PISSN: 15609014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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