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View Post: A Case Study: Delusional Parasitosis
14 Nov 2009 by justjoe  
The common diagnosis by mainstream medicine seems to be “delusional parasitosis”. The subject had travelled to Brazil where after living there for some time ate some meat after which he became ill. He had immediate diarrhea and his leg ...
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View Post: Morgellons – Rethinking Delusion of Parasitosis « Morgellons – A ...
2 Nov 2009 by Mr. Common Sense  
In 1946, Wilson and Miller introduced the term Delusion of Parasitosis to “…attempt to suggest a better name” describing medical conditions previously labeled acaraphobia, parasitophobia, and dermatophobia (Wilson and Miller 1946:39). ...
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View Post: Formication
3 Nov 2009 by Jerome Litt, M.D.  
Delusions of parasitosis that are not related to drug abuse are more common among middle-aged and elderly women. Patients with this disorder may be fully functional, but nevertheless have a false belief that they are infested with ...
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View Post: The Epidemiologist: Delusions of Parasitosis
11 Sep 2009 by Dr G  
Delusional Parasitosis (DP), also known as Ekbom's Syndrome, was first described in the medical literature in the 1800s. Patients complained of parasitic infestation, however, no physical evidence of that infestation could be found. ...
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View Post: New Disease? Paranoia? Can Kaiser Find Out?
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View Blog: Some physicians believe they're cases of delusional parasitosis, a psychosis in which people believe they are infected with parasites. Morgellons Watch takes the Occam's razor approach - believing the fibers are simply cotton,

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View Post: Attack of the Morgellons!!! « SCIENCE-BASED PARENTING
15 Apr 2008 by Ticktock  
Many people dismiss the malady as delusional parasitosis and/or cutaneous dysaesthesia, both of which are essentially the psychological condition of feeling like bugs are crawling under your skin. Those who suffer from Morgellons ...
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View Post: [Q] I am hearing voices not of my own - Science Forums
20 Feb 2009 by Maggie D  
Most doctors,including dermatologists and psychiatrists, regard Morgellons as a manifestation of known medical conditions, including delusional parasitosis, although some health professionals say that an infectious cause could one day ...
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View Post: New to site long time infected
27 Nov 2009 by shantix  
I went to see a dermatologist, he said I had delusional parasitosis. I saw something move in my right eye. I went to the emergency room. The ER Doc sent me home...no charge..because he wouldn't treat me after looking into my eye for a ...
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View Post: Dad and I spent the day together
10 Nov 2009 by Julie Nickerson  
Turns out that this infestation is a form of delusional parasitosis. I though that the doctor was nuts himself and that my dad is in some form of dementia. With me asking Dad questions and the doctor looking in his file, he has been on ...
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