Paliperidone: another treatment option for delusional parasitosis.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

Patients with delusional parasitosis (DP) have a fixed belief of being infested by small pathogens. Typical and atypical antipsychotics are widely used for treating DP. There are limited controlled trials about the treatment of DP and the most useful antipsychotic agent is still unknown. Paliperidone treatment for DP will be demonstrated through two cases. One of these cases had previously used pimozide but had not responded to treatment. Both cases had remission from symptoms with paliperidone. There are only two case reports published about paliperidone treatment for DP.

CONCLUSION:

Paliperidone appears to have promise in the treatment of DP; however, more case reports and controlled trials are required.

• Authors: Ali Ercan Altınöz, Şengül Tosun Altınöz, Melike Küçükkarapınar, Behçet Coşar
• Journal: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (Australas Psychiatry) Vol. 22 Issue 6 Pg. 576-8 (Dec 2014) ISSN: 1440-1665 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 25147315 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2014.

Chemical References

• Antipsychotic Agents
• Isoxazoles
• Pyrimidines
• Paliperidone Palmitate

Topics

• Aged
• Antipsychotic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Delusional Parasitosis (drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Isoxazoles (therapeutic use)
• Male
• Paliperidone Palmitate
• Pyrimidines (therapeutic use)