Ahmed Hera, Blakeway Elizabeth A, Taylor Ruth E, Bewley Anthony P
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Psychiatry, Charterhouse Square, London, UK.
Department of Dermatology, Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health National Health Service Trust, Leytonstone, London, UK.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2015 May-Jun;32(3):397-400. doi: 10.1111/pde.12441. Epub 2015 Feb 2.
Delusional infestation (DI) is a reportedly uncommon psychocutaneous condition in which an individual holds a fixed, false belief of pathogenic infestation of the skin or body contrary to medical evidence. There are reports of such a delusion being shared with family members or close friends (folie a deux/famillie), but the implications of DI induced in children have not been discussed. We describe the case of a mother with DI whose children subsequently shared her belief. Implications for child protection and management are explored.
妄想性寄生虫感染（DI）据报道是一种罕见的精神皮肤疾病，患者坚信皮肤或身体受到致病性寄生虫感染，而这与医学证据相悖。有报告称这种妄想会在家庭成员或亲密朋友之间传播（感应性精神病/家族性），但儿童因DI而产生的影响尚未得到讨论。我们描述了一位患有DI的母亲的病例，其子女随后也产生了相同的信念。本文探讨了对儿童保护和管理的影响。
