Delusional Parasitosis: A Rare Cause of Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients

Uremic pruritus is a common symptom in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis, but its exact pathogenesis remains rather unclear. However, severe or “intractable” pruritus may be the manifestation of another underlying disease or disorder other than uremia. Delusional parasitos...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of artificial organs 2012-05, Vol.35 (5), p.400-403
Hauptverfasser:	Trigka, Konstantina, Dousdampanis, Periklis, Fourtounas, Costas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Delusions - drug therapy Delusions - psychology Diagnosis, Differential Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management Humans Hypochondriasis - drug therapy Hypochondriasis - psychology Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure Pruritus - drug therapy Pruritus - psychology Recurrence Renal Dialysis - adverse effects Renal Dialysis - psychology Renal failure Restless Legs Syndrome - diagnosis Restless Legs Syndrome - drug therapy Restless Legs Syndrome - psychology Shared Paranoid Disorder - drug therapy Shared Paranoid Disorder - psychology Skin Diseases, Parasitic - psychology Treatment Outcome
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