title: Chronic wounds and delusions of parasitosis in the drug abuser.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marschall
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Dolezal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Marschall
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine