title: [Ekbom syndrome: apropos of a case].
abstract: The Ekbom syndrome or delusional parasitosis is an uncommon psychiatric condition, in which the main symptom is the delusion of being infested with living organisms such as parasites, bacteria, virus, bugs or worms. The case is presented of a 34 year-old man with symptoms compatible with the syndrome. The available literature is briefly reviewed and theoretical correlation with clinical symptomatology is made. The patient had a primary and mixed Ekbom syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Médico especialista en Psiquiatría, Profesor asistente, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: hmcbgc@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Munoz
authors.affiliation: Médico Residente II de Psiquiatría, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bayona
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D063726:Delusional Parasitosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: Delusional parasitosis; Ekbom syndrome; Parasitosis delirante; Síndrome de Ekbom