A cure for delusions of parasitosis [9]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1423-1424

  Reichenberg, J S ^a   Magid, M ^b   Drage, L A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch in Austin   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; DOXEPIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRAMOCAINE;

AGED; AGITATION; ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY SKIN; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; LETTER; LOTION; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN CARE;

AGED; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DELUSIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 35648970564     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02229.x     Document Type: Letter

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