Preferred Label : delusional parasitosis;
MeSH definition : A delusional disorder of belief in infestation by insects or other parasites. This
FORMICATION is typically accompanied by dermatological manifestation such as PRURITUS
that may lead to self-mutilation in order to remove the perceived parasites. It can
be either primary or secondary to a somatic or psychiatric condition.;
MeSH synonym : delusional parasitoses; parasitoses, delusional; parasitosis, delusional; dermatozoic delusion; delusion, dermatozoic; delusions, dermatozoic; dermatozoic delusions; psychogenic parasitosis; parasitoses, psychogenic; parasitosis, psychogenic; psychogenic parasitoses; ekbom delusory parasitosis; delusory parasitoses, ekbom; delusory parasitosis, ekbom; ekbom delusory parasitoses; parasitoses, ekbom delusory; parasitosis, ekbom delusory; ekbom dermatozoic delusion; delusion, ekbom dermatozoic; delusions, ekbom dermatozoic; dermatozoic delusion, ekbom; dermatozoic delusions, ekbom; ekbom dermatozoic delusions; ekbom psychogenic parasitosis; ekbom psychogenic parasitoses; parasitoses, ekbom psychogenic; parasitosis, ekbom psychogenic; psychogenic parasitoses, ekbom; psychogenic parasitosis, ekbom; delusory parasitosis; delusory parasitoses; parasitoses, delusory; parasitosis, delusory; ekbom delusional parasitosis; delusional parasitoses, ekbom; delusional parasitosis, ekbom; ekbom delusional parasitoses; parasitoses, ekbom delusional; parasitosis, ekbom delusional;
MeSH annotation : note entry terms containing Ekbom: do not confuse with entry terms for RESTLESS LEGS
SYNDROME which also contain Ekbom;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delusional parasitosis;
Origin ID : D063726;
UMLS CUI : C3658283;
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A delusional disorder of belief in infestation by insects or other parasites. This
FORMICATION is typically accompanied by dermatological manifestation such as PRURITUS
that may lead to self-mutilation in order to remove the perceived parasites. It can
be either primary or secondary to a somatic or psychiatric condition.
