A case report of delusional parasitosis by proxy: a rare entity

Abstract Background Delusional parasitosis is a rare, fixed, false belief that an individual is infested with parasites or other living organisms despite no laboratory evidence to confirm this belief. It can manifest as a shared belief, folie à deux, or by proxy. Case presentation This case report d...

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Main Authors: Caroline Chivily, Brianna Glover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-08-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07236-x
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