Beyond Dementia: A Case Series of Primary Delusional Parasitosis in Cognitively Intact Octogenarians From North India
Dhiraj Raja, Shikha Singh, Alankrita Singh · 2026
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Dhiraj Raja, Shikha Singh, and Alankrita Singh published a case series in 2026 on a fixed false belief about parasites in three very old patients in north India. People with this condition feel crawling and itching and believe insects live on or in the body. Most first see skin doctors, and in old age the signs are often blamed on dementia or body illness. All three patients were aged eighty or older.
Each patient had seen several doctors before reaching psychiatry care. Tests of blood, brain, and skin were normal, and thinking was clear apart from mild age-related change. Standard drugs eased itching, sleep, and distress somewhat, but the core belief stayed. The authors argue the illness can be primary even at very old age.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dhiraj Raja, Shikha Singh, Alankrita Singh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |