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Three cases of delusional parasitosis caused by dopamine agonists

S. Flann, B. Kessel, D. Vekaria, Robert T. Taylor, Anthony Bewley, A.C. Pembroke

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2010 · 40 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

We report three cases of delusional parasitosis (DP) in patients with well-established Parkinson's disease, all of whom were taking dopamine agonists. In all three cases, the DP resolved rapidly when the drug was withdrawn.

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