title: Delusions of parasitosis: differential diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Delusions of parasitosis, or a patient's persistent belief that he has cutaneous invasion by parasites despite medical evidence to the contrary, is an uncommon syndrome associated with a wide variety of medical and psychiatric disorders. Its prognosis has been improved considerably by the introduction of pimozide, a potent neuroleptic agent.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003702:Delusions / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D010868:Pimozide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D010868:Pimozide