A delusional disorder of belief in infestation by insects or other parasites. This FORMICATION is typically accompanied by dermatological manifestation such as PRURITUS that may lead to self-mutilation in order to remove the perceived parasites. It can be either primary or secondary to a somatic or psychiatric condition.
Also Known As:
Delusory Parasitosis; Dermatozoic Delusion; Ekbom Delusional Parasitosis; Ekbom Delusory Parasitosis; Ekbom Dermatozoic Delusion; Ekbom Psychogenic Parasitosis; Psychogenic Parasitosis; Delusion, Dermatozoic; Delusion, Ekbom Dermatozoic; Delusional Parasitoses; Delusional Parasitoses, Ekbom; Delusional Parasitosis, Ekbom; Delusions, Dermatozoic; Delusions, Ekbom Dermatozoic; Delusory Parasitoses; Delusory Parasitoses, Ekbom; Delusory Parasitosis, Ekbom; Dermatozoic Delusion, Ekbom; Dermatozoic Delusions; Dermatozoic Delusions, Ekbom; Ekbom Delusional Parasitoses; Ekbom Delusory Parasitoses; Ekbom Dermatozoic Delusions; Ekbom Psychogenic Parasitoses; Parasitoses, Delusional; Parasitoses, Delusory; Parasitoses, Ekbom Delusional; Parasitoses, Ekbom Delusory; Parasitoses, Ekbom Psychogenic; Parasitoses, Psychogenic; Parasitosis, Delusional; Parasitosis, Delusory; Parasitosis, Ekbom Delusional; Parasitosis, Ekbom Delusory; Parasitosis, Ekbom Psychogenic; Parasitosis, Psychogenic; Psychogenic Parasitoses; Psychogenic Parasitoses, Ekbom; Psychogenic Parasitosis, Ekbom