Preferred Label : Delusion of infestation;
ICD-11 definition : A delusion that one is infested with living organisms, most typically insects or parasites
and most commonly reported as consisting of 'bugs' or insects crawling on or under
the skin. The experience of the sensation of formication, a form of tactile hallucination,
may accompany the delusion.;
ICD-11 synonym : Delusions of parasitosis; Parasitophobia;
Origin ID : 764154423;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A delusion that one is infested with living organisms, most typically insects or parasites
and most commonly reported as consisting of 'bugs' or insects crawling on or under
the skin. The experience of the sensation of formication, a form of tactile hallucination,
may accompany the delusion.
