A case report of delusional parasitosis by proxy: a rare entity
Abstract Background Delusional parasitosis is a rare, fixed, false belief that an individual is infested with parasites or other living organisms despite no laboratory evidence to confirm this belief. It can manifest as a shared belief, folie à deux, or by proxy. Case presentation This case report d...
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| Main Authors: | Caroline Chivily, Brianna Glover |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07236-x |
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