Abstract

MUNOZ, Harol  and  BAYONA, Liliana. Ekbom syndrome: apropos of a case. rev.colomb.psiquiatr. [online]. 2015, vol.44, n.1, pp.28-32. ISSN 0034-7450.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcp.2014.09.001.

The Ekbom syndrome or delusional parasitosis is an uncommon psychiatric condition, in which the main symptom is the delusion of being infested with living organisms such as parasites, bacteria, virus, bugs or worms. The case is presented of a 34 year-old man with symptoms compatible with the syndrome. The available literature is briefly reviewed and theoretical correlation with clinical symptomatology is made. The patient had a primary and mixed Ekbom syndrome.

Keywords : Delusional parasitosis; Ekbom syndrome.

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