DESCRIPTION OF DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS? ABOUT A PATIENT IN TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.558242211021

• Palavras-chave: Description of Delusional Parasitosis? about a patient in Tijuana, Baja California

• Keywords: Description of Delusional Parasitosis? about a patient in Tijuana, Baja California

• Abstract:

  Delusional parasitosis is a neurological or psychiatric illness that can be caused by chronic metabolic disorders, infections, or drug addictions, skin symptoms could resemble like ecto-parasites as pediculosis or scabies, although patient refer parasites crawling under the skin and the physicians must be careful to recognize is not a skin parasitosis and look for the real diagnosis. Objective to describe a case of delusional parasitosis to help physicians and dermatologist to recognize the symptoms of delusional parasitosis and guide the patient accept go to psychiatry for the correct treatment and avoid the patient wanders with the wrong treatment. Method; a female patient who comes for medical advice due to for long time she feels symptoms under skin, refer parasites scrawling and brought a sample with such’s parasite. Result; the sample is called “matchbox” presented unidentified insect remains, cellular remains, and negative to parasites, the symptoms she referred were not caused by parasites. Conclusion parasitosis such as pediculosis, scabies, toxocariasis and gnastotomiasis were discard, clinical findings led us to delusional parasitosis diagnosis.

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