A Gut Feeling: Delusional Parasitosis
Aims: Delusional parasitosis, first described by Karl Ekbom in the 1930s, is a rare psychiatric disorder characterised by a persistent, false belief of parasitic infestation. The condition is typically classified into three categories: primary, secondary and organic. Primary delusional parasitosis a...
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| description | Aims: Delusional parasitosis, first described by Karl Ekbom in the 1930s, is a rare psychiatric disorder characterised by a persistent, false belief of parasitic infestation. The condition is typically classified into three categories: primary, secondary and organic. Primary delusional parasitosis arises in the absence of any other psychiatric or medical condition, while secondary and organic forms are associated with underlying psychiatric disorders or organic diseases. Here, we present the case of a 50-year-old male with a history of crack cocaine use, previously unknown to mental health services, presenting to our drug treatment centre with delusions of infestation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ccee5f49a3a4ed88f44f00516e32f402025-08-20T03:51:43ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S306S30610.1192/bjo.2025.10736A Gut Feeling: Delusional ParasitosisChris JosephMario Lepore0South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomAims: Delusional parasitosis, first described by Karl Ekbom in the 1930s, is a rare psychiatric disorder characterised by a persistent, false belief of parasitic infestation. The condition is typically classified into three categories: primary, secondary and organic. Primary delusional parasitosis arises in the absence of any other psychiatric or medical condition, while secondary and organic forms are associated with underlying psychiatric disorders or organic diseases. Here, we present the case of a 50-year-old male with a history of crack cocaine use, previously unknown to mental health services, presenting to our drug treatment centre with delusions of infestation.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425107369/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Chris Joseph Mario Lepore A Gut Feeling: Delusional Parasitosis BJPsych Open |
| title | A Gut Feeling: Delusional Parasitosis |
| title_full | A Gut Feeling: Delusional Parasitosis |
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| title_full_unstemmed | A Gut Feeling: Delusional Parasitosis |
| title_short | A Gut Feeling: Delusional Parasitosis |
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