Delusional Infestation

Delusional Infestation

Although the practice of infectious diseases involves a broad range of surgical and medical disciplines, interactions with psychiatry are infrequent. Delusional infestation is a condition where an individual has a firmly fixed false belief that they have an infection. Delusional infestation challeng...

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Main Authors: Kevin B. Laupland, Louis Valiquette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9091838
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spelling doaj-c99ef66253094c4b9fd1bdb2e37f31272021-07-02T05:40:10ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95321918-14932016-01-01201610.1155/2016/90918389091838Delusional InfestationKevin B. Laupland0Louis Valiquette1Department of Medicine, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2T1, CanadaDepartment of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, CanadaAlthough the practice of infectious diseases involves a broad range of surgical and medical disciplines, interactions with psychiatry are infrequent. Delusional infestation is a condition where an individual has a firmly fixed false belief that they have an infection. Delusional infestation challenges the infectious diseases specialist who must diligently rule out the presence of a true infection. However, perhaps, more importantly, we may need to initiate therapy with neuroleptic medications for which we may have little specific knowledge and experience. In this note we review the diagnosis and management of patients with delusional infestation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9091838
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description Although the practice of infectious diseases involves a broad range of surgical and medical disciplines, interactions with psychiatry are infrequent. Delusional infestation is a condition where an individual has a firmly fixed false belief that they have an infection. Delusional infestation challenges the infectious diseases specialist who must diligently rule out the presence of a true infection. However, perhaps, more importantly, we may need to initiate therapy with neuroleptic medications for which we may have little specific knowledge and experience. In this note we review the diagnosis and management of patients with delusional infestation.
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