Use of Antipsychotic Long-acting Injection in Ekbom Syndrome: A Case of Delusional Parasitosis
Ekbom syndrome is the clinical term for delusional parasitosis and is characterized by the patient’s fixed and false conviction of being infested with parasites without any objective evidence. Patients with Ekbom syndrome often consult dermatologists, however, sometimes they might try to heal themse...
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| description | Ekbom syndrome is the clinical term for delusional parasitosis and is characterized by the patient’s fixed and false conviction of being infested with parasites without any objective evidence. Patients with Ekbom syndrome often consult dermatologists, however, sometimes they might try to heal themselves by “removing” the parasites, which may lead to a skin-picking disorder or excoriation. The patient’s obsessive treatment of such skin lesions ultimately leads to a vicious cycle that further distances them from psychiatry. Patients with poor adherence to psychiatric treatment may become chronic if left untreated. Although the benefit of antipsychotics in Ekbom syndrome is well-known, a chronic patient who has insufficient social support is not expected to comply with oral therapy. Antipsychotic long-acting injection should be considered as an option for such patients. In this case report, we present a male patient with delusional disorder who showed a symptomatic improvement after being treated with antipsychotic long-acting injection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f48c217ae2a049cfb47d9795f51d64ef2023-02-15T16:10:17ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBezmiâlem Science2148-23732148-23732020-07-018331832010.14235/bas.galenos.2020.358913049054Use of Antipsychotic Long-acting Injection in Ekbom Syndrome: A Case of Delusional ParasitosisElvan ÇİÇEKÇİ0Mehmet Hamdi ÖRÜM1 Kahta State Hospital, Clinic of Psychiatry, Adıyaman, Turkey Kahta State Hospital, Clinic of Psychiatry, Adıyaman, Turkey Ekbom syndrome is the clinical term for delusional parasitosis and is characterized by the patient’s fixed and false conviction of being infested with parasites without any objective evidence. Patients with Ekbom syndrome often consult dermatologists, however, sometimes they might try to heal themselves by “removing” the parasites, which may lead to a skin-picking disorder or excoriation. The patient’s obsessive treatment of such skin lesions ultimately leads to a vicious cycle that further distances them from psychiatry. Patients with poor adherence to psychiatric treatment may become chronic if left untreated. Although the benefit of antipsychotics in Ekbom syndrome is well-known, a chronic patient who has insufficient social support is not expected to comply with oral therapy. Antipsychotic long-acting injection should be considered as an option for such patients. In this case report, we present a male patient with delusional disorder who showed a symptomatic improvement after being treated with antipsychotic long-acting injection. http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/use-of-antipsychotic-long-acting-njection-in-ekbom/39960 ekbom syndromedelusional infestationdelusional parasitosisdelusional disorderantipsychotic long-acting injection |
| spellingShingle | Elvan ÇİÇEKÇİ Mehmet Hamdi ÖRÜM Use of Antipsychotic Long-acting Injection in Ekbom Syndrome: A Case of Delusional Parasitosis Bezmiâlem Science ekbom syndrome delusional infestation delusional parasitosis delusional disorder antipsychotic long-acting injection |
| title | Use of Antipsychotic Long-acting Injection in Ekbom Syndrome: A Case of Delusional Parasitosis |
| title_full | Use of Antipsychotic Long-acting Injection in Ekbom Syndrome: A Case of Delusional Parasitosis |
| title_fullStr | Use of Antipsychotic Long-acting Injection in Ekbom Syndrome: A Case of Delusional Parasitosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of Antipsychotic Long-acting Injection in Ekbom Syndrome: A Case of Delusional Parasitosis |
| title_short | Use of Antipsychotic Long-acting Injection in Ekbom Syndrome: A Case of Delusional Parasitosis |
| title_sort | use of antipsychotic long acting injection in ekbom syndrome a case of delusional parasitosis |
| topic | ekbom syndrome delusional infestation delusional parasitosis delusional disorder antipsychotic long-acting injection |
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