Successful treatment of chronic delusional parasitosis.
A case of delusional parasitosis is presented in which a patient with classic symptoms of six years' duration responded to pimozide. Similarly chronic cases may be responsive to pimozide.
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Winterton Hospital, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees.
D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003702:Delusions / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010868:Pimozide / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010868:Pimozide