title: [Pathogenesis of the delusional formation in Ekbom's syndrome].
abstract: The Authors describe the clinical histories of two patients who presented with the infrequent delusion of being infected with very tiny organisms which crawl in the skin (Ekbom's syndrome) and comments on its phenomenological characteristics and nosological classification. In their discussion they clarify aspects of the pathogenesis of delusions in this condition.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Psiquiatría del Hospital Santo Tomás.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: De León
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schlager
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kravcio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Patogenesis de la formación delusional en el síndrome de Ekbom.