Self inflicted injury in a case of delusional parasitosis

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dc.contributor.authorGhosh, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharyya, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDatta, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRoy, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, G. K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKundu, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSarkar, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T09:23:35Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T09:23:35Z
dc.date.issued2024-07
dc.description.abstractDelusional parasitosis also known as Ekbom抯 syndrome, is a fixed, firm, false belief about a parasitic infestation of skin despite absence of evidence. Non-suicidal self injury (NSSI) is the deliberate and direct change leading to destruction of healthy body tissues e.g. skin cutting, scratching, burning, hitting of oneself and even enucleation of eye and amputation of body parts. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient with delusional parasitosis for the past 3 months, referred from dermatology, who resorted to cutting himself on his arm and abdomen. He was treated successfully with anti-psychotics and had no further intention of self-harm.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical college and Hospital Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, District Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical college and Hospital Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical college and Hospital Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical college and Hospital Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, District Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical college and Hospital Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGhosh A., Bhattacharyya D., Datta S., Roy S., Bandyopadhyay G. K., Kundu M., Sarkar A. Self inflicted injury in a case of delusional parasitosis. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2024 Jul; 12(7): 2635-2638en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-6071
dc.identifier.issn2320-6012
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/234258
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20241925en_US
dc.subjectDelusional parasitosisen_US
dc.subjectInfestationen_US
dc.subjectNSSIen_US
dc.titleSelf inflicted injury in a case of delusional parasitosisen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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