Onychotillomania treated with pimozide (Orap).
A case of onychotillomania in a 70-year-old woman is presented. The disease had persisted for 51/2 years. All her fingernails were plucked away. The patient had a fixed hypochondrial delusion of nail disease. After treatment with pimozide (Orap) for 7 months the nails were normal.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009262:Nails; D010868:Pimozide / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010868:Pimozide