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Iatrogenic delusional parasitosis: a case of physician-patient folie a deux
General Hospital Psychiatry, 11/05/09

Bury JE et al. – The report presents a patient incorrectly diagnosed first with parasitic infestation and then with primary delusional parasitosis (DP). Neither diagnosis was correct. As she traveled from doctor to doctor, however, the primary DP label gained credibility via repetition, with her ongoing symptoms seen as proof of its truth.

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Psychosomatics, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 83%

Ectoparasitosis or Ekbom syndrome?: A case report
Canadian Family Physician, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 80%

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