Roberts Kourtne, Das Aparna, Fuller Michael, Thomas Christopher
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA.
Case Rep Psychiatry. 2020 Jul 28;2020:2537014. doi: 10.1155/2020/2537014. eCollection 2020.
Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a difficult-to-treat condition. It is prevalent in all cultures, societies, and countries. Previous case reports of DP have been published; however, the patient presented in this report is unique because of the co-occurrence of both primary and secondary types of DP. We aim to explore the two subtypes of DP.
We discuss DP from a nosological perspective and also highlight the various theories at play in the pathogenesis of primary and secondary DP. The different subtypes of DP should be taken into consideration as they also have a bearing on the management.
妄想性寄生虫病(DP)是一种难以治疗的疾病。它在所有文化、社会和国家中都很普遍。此前已有DP的病例报告发表;然而,本报告中呈现的患者很独特,因为原发性和继发性DP两种类型同时出现。我们旨在探讨DP的这两种亚型。
我们从疾病分类学的角度讨论DP,并强调在原发性和继发性DP发病机制中起作用的各种理论。应考虑DP的不同亚型,因为它们也与治疗管理有关。