DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS

Delusion parasitosis is a psychiatric disorder
in which patient firmly believes that his or her body is
infested with an external organism They believe that
parasites ,bacteria or worms have entered their body1.
Patient often complaint of tingling or biting sensation
resulting from the movement of these parasites2. There
is no medical evidence for this infestation3. Patients
conviction remains un affected despite repeated reassurances