TY - JOUR
T1 - An international study of the prevalence of substance use in patients with delusional infestation.
AU - Lepping, Peter
AU - Noorthoorn, Eric O.
AU - Kemperman, Patrick M.J.H.
AU - Harth, Wolfgang
AU - Reichenberg, Jason S.
AU - Squire, Bertie
AU - Shinhmar, Satwinder
AU - Freudenmann, Roland W.
AU - Bewley, Anthony
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - To the Editor: Delusional infestation (DI) is a disorder characterised by the belief of being infested with living organisms or objects.1 Insects and worms are the most common concerns. Objects, such as fibers or threads, are increasingly reported by patients. DI can be primary or secondary to mental illness, physical illness, prescribed medication, and misuse of substances such as amphetamines, cannabis, codeine, cocaine, or opiates. Dermatologists are usually the specialists to whom a patient with DI is referred because patients believe that they have primarily a skin disease
AB - To the Editor: Delusional infestation (DI) is a disorder characterised by the belief of being infested with living organisms or objects.1 Insects and worms are the most common concerns. Objects, such as fibers or threads, are increasingly reported by patients. DI can be primary or secondary to mental illness, physical illness, prescribed medication, and misuse of substances such as amphetamines, cannabis, codeine, cocaine, or opiates. Dermatologists are usually the specialists to whom a patient with DI is referred because patients believe that they have primarily a skin disease
U2 - 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.06.024
DO - 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.06.024
M3 - Article
SN - 0190-9622
VL - 77
SP - 778
EP - 779
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
IS - 4
ER -
