Morgellons Disease Treated as a Psychosomatic Condition.
chronic lyme disease
delusional parasitosis
morgellons disease
psychosomatic disorders
psychosomatic symptoms
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2022
May 2022
Historique:
accepted:
22
05
2022
entrez:
27
6
2022
pubmed:
28
6
2022
medline:
28
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This case report details the presentation of a patient who presented to Psychiatry via the Emergency Department following a diphenhydramine overdose in an attempt to seek relief from a perceived skin condition. Review of the patient's files demonstrated similar presentations to a number of other specialties including Family Medicine and Dermatology. Due to the description by the patient of his condition as well as the associated psychiatric symptoms and significant impairment to his life, he was diagnosed with Morgellons disease. This paper seeks to highlight the lack of physical findings by other specialties, elaborate on the treatment plan during his inpatient stay, and review the evidence regarding the psychosomatic presentation of the disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35755571
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25236
pmc: PMC9217663
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e25236Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Cutlip et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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