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Successful treatment with pimozide of delusional parasitosis
Author(s) -
REILLY T.M.,
JOPLING W.H.,
BEARD A.W.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1978.tb06541.x
Subject(s) - pimozide , pharmacotherapy , referral , delusion , psychiatry , medicine , refractory (planetary science) , lamotrigine , pediatrics , family medicine , haloperidol , epilepsy , physics , astrobiology , dopamine
SUMMARY An introduction to the concept of delusional parasitosis is presented. The persistent and refractory nature of the condition is emphasized. A case history is described in which a 67‐year‐old spinster, with classical symptoms of this condition, responded extremely favourably to simply administered pharmacotherapy. The authors allude to five similar patients also treated successfully by the same method. It is suggested that dermatologists might profitably treat this condition without recourse to psychiatric referral, which can often be counter‐productive.