1Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi
2Junior Resident, Dept. of Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi
*Corresponding Author: Email: mona_1402@rediffmail.com
Online published on 23 February, 2018.
Delusion of parasitosis is a common presentation with multiple aetiologies. It usually presents in a dermatological set up; however a psychiatric consultation is often required for optimal management.
A series of 22 cases which presented in the psychiatric outpatient section or were referred from the dermatology department were analyzed and followed up.
The majority of the subjects were females in the middle to elderly age group and the commonest diagnosis was psychosis and the majority responded to olanzapine and fluoxetine.
The presentation of delusion of parasitosis (DOP) is a disorder with multiple aetiologies and needs optimal management which should ideally be tailor made, hence a good liaison set up is needed.
Delusion of parasitosis (DOP), Psychosis, antipsychotics, antidepressants
