Secondary delusional parasitosis treated with paliperidone

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-377

  Freudenmann, R W ^a   Kuhnlein P ^a   Lepping, P ^b   Schonfeldt Lecuona C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Wrexham Academic Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; INSULIN; METOPROLOL; PALIPERIDONE; PIMOZIDE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; HUMANS; ISOXAZOLES; MALE; PYRIMIDINES; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID;

EID: 62449198933     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02954.x     Document Type: Article

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