Chronic wounds and delusions of parasitosis in the drug abuser.
Plastic surgeons are routinely consulted about the care of difficult or chronic wounds. Most of these wounds have a physiologic basis and are treated according to basic wound-healing principles. Patients with factitious wounds are difficult to treat and present diagnostic dilemmas. We present a case and review of the literature of drug-induced delusions of parasitosis to inform plastic surgeons of this important entity and for consideration in the differential diagnosis of chronic wounds.
Marschall
M A
MA
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago.
Dolezal
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RF
Cohen
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M
Marschall
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SF
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D008694:Methamphetamine