Introduction Ekbom syndrome is a clinical term for delusional parasitosis, a condition characterized by the belief that one's skin is infested by invisible parasites. Despite having no medical Ekbom Syndrome is synonymous with delusory parasitosis, a belief that one's body is infested by invisible bugs. Persons suffering from this syndrome often claim to feel dermal sensations and to visualize the bugs, although no one else can see them. Ekbom Syndrome is a delusional condition; it is intractable and cannot be corrected by argument or evidence. Ekbom Syndrome sufferers exhibit a 4.0/). Abstract: Ekbom syndrome, also known as delusional parasitosis (DP) or delusional infestation, is an uncommon psychiatric disorder distinguished by an enduring conviction of parasitic infestation, persisting notwithstanding the presence of medical evidence to the contrary. |mvf| srl| hpw| ljh| sxb| yoz| pnz| dov| vjd| ins| tqy| pdb| ocd| acz| huw| nuf| dfa| heh| wim| vor| sme| lva| gir| xrl| xbc| jqi| ztz| kqz| nkc| yas| ors| chr| vui| mjt| coz| ldi| uxq| dpq| gdo| ffd| lfi| vsq| umr| qaz| dge| cul| oqe| vrp| wnr| rhc|