Delusional infestation: It is the brain that itches and not the skin

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Jun;37(6):e711-e712. doi: 10.1111/jdv.18824. Epub 2022 Dec 30.

Authors

Patrick M J H Kemperman^{1

2}, Nienke C C Vulink³, Menno A De Rie¹, Sanja Kezic⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam UMC location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Dermatology, Dijklander Ziekenhuis location Purmerend, Hoorn, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 36546311
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18824

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Brain
Delusional Parasitosis* / diagnosis
Humans
Pruritus
Skin*