Ekbom syndrome or delusional parasitosis;Une fausse ectoparasitose: Le syndrome d'Ekbom

Revue du Praticien

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585-589

  Bourée, Patrice ^a   Benattar, Béatrice ^b   Périvier, Samuel ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Centre Jean Wier   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; COCAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; EKBOM SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PRURITUS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

DELUSIONS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; HUMANS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 34247397852     PISSN: 00352640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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