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Symptoms of Ekbom Syndrome and Its Treatment with Trifluoperazine
Abstract
Substance use may result in schizophrenia. Ekbom syndrome is characterized by the conviction of being infested by invisible mites or insects, despite clear evidence of the contrary and can be seen in schizophrenia. These patients usually go to non-psychiatric physicians and have lost faith in psychiatric treatment during psychiatric admission. Therefore, early diagnosis and subsequent psychiatric treatment are important. Antipsychotics can be used for treatment, but drug response characteristics vary. Conventional antipsychotics can be considered when there is no response with the commonly used drugs. In this case report, we present a male patient with Ekbom syndrome who had symptomatic improvement with short-term trifluoperazine therapy.
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Klinik Tıp Bilimleri
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Mart 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
16 Aralık 2019
Kabul Tarihi
19 Mart 2020
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1