Delusional parasitosis over dermatological morbidity: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-50

  Suganthan, Jonas S ^a   Rajkumar, Anto P ^a   Jagannath, C ^a   Pulimood, Susanne A ^a   Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DAPSONE; RISPERIDONE; STEROID; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; LEPROSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORBIDITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCABIES; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO; DELUSION; INFESTATION; PARASITOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELUSIONS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISPERIDONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64549096802     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2008.080021     Document Type: Article

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