Ekbom syndrome

Also known as: Delusional parasitosis; Morgellons-type delusion

Fixed false belief of infestation by parasites.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Delusional disorders
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, 2:1 female predominance; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Somatic delusional disorder, secondary to substance use or neurologic disease in some cases.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (6)

belief of infestationformicationinsomniaskin lesionsskin pickingspecimen sign

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