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Historical and clinical considerations on Ekbom’s syndrome
International Review of Psychiatry ( IF 3.7 ) Pub Date : 2020-05-21 , DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1757306
Laura Orsolini 1, 2 , Alessia Gentilotti 1 , Matteo Giordani 1 , Umberto Volpe 1
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Abstract Ekbom’s syndrome represents a relatively uncommon neuropsychiatric condition characterized by the recurrent and bizarre fixed delusional belief to be infested by small organisms or even unanimated materials (‘Morgellons disease’), without any objective evidence of infestation/parasitosis. The condition, mainly diagnosed in a nonpsychiatric setting, is supposed to be largely underestimated and, hence, undermanaged. The present comprehensive review aims at investigating Ekbom’s syndrome, from a historical, epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic perspective, by providing diagnostic-treatment strategies in managing this condition in routine psychiatric clinical settings. The prototypical patient is a middle-aged woman (or a younger subject in those cases in which substance and/or alcohol abuse is implicated), often single, divorced or widowed (loneliness component and social withdrawal), who has already consulted several specialists due to skin lesions associated with a firm and delusional belief to be infested. The identification and diagnosis are challenging due to poor patient’s insight, poor knowledge and collaboration between specialists and differential diagnoses to be considered before asking for a psychiatric referral. Management and treatment strategies mainly derive from isolated case reports or observational studies with a small sample size. Further randomized clinical trials should be performed to evaluate the efficacy of newer antipsychotic drugs, including long-acting injectable formulations.

中文翻译:

Ekbom 综合征的历史和临床考虑

摘要 Ekbom 综合征代表了一种相对不常见的神经精神疾病,其特征是反复出现且奇怪的固定妄想信念,认为被小生物甚至无生命物质侵染(“莫吉隆斯病”),没有任何侵染/寄生虫病的客观证据。这种情况主要是在非精神病环境中诊断出来的,应该在很大程度上被低估,因此管理不善。本综合综述旨在从历史、流行病学、临床和治疗的角度研究 Ekbom 综合征,提供诊断治疗策略来管理常规精神病学临床环境中的这种情况。典型患者是中年女性(或在涉及物质和/或酒精滥用的情况下的年轻受试者),通常是单身,离异或丧偶(孤独成分和社交退缩),由于皮肤损伤与对感染的坚定和妄想信念相关,已经咨询了几位专家。由于患者的洞察力差,专家之间的知识和合作不足,并且在要求精神科转诊之前要考虑鉴别诊断,因此识别和诊断具有挑战性。管理和治疗策略主要来自孤立的病例报告或小样本量的观察性研究。应进行进一步的随机临床试验以评估新型抗精神病药物的疗效,包括长效注射剂。他已经咨询了几位专家,因为皮肤损伤与坚定和妄想被感染有关。由于患者的洞察力差,专家之间的知识和合作不足,并且在要求精神科转诊之前要考虑鉴别诊断,因此识别和诊断具有挑战性。管理和治疗策略主要来自孤立的病例报告或小样本量的观察性研究。应进行进一步的随机临床试验以评估新型抗精神病药物的疗效,包括长效注射剂。他已经咨询了几位专家,因为皮肤损伤与坚定和妄想被感染有关。由于患者的洞察力差,专家之间的知识和合作不足,并且在要求精神科转诊之前要考虑鉴别诊断,因此识别和诊断具有挑战性。管理和治疗策略主要来自孤立的病例报告或小样本量的观察性研究。应进行进一步的随机临床试验以评估新型抗精神病药物的疗效,包括长效注射剂。在寻求精神科转诊之前,专家和鉴别诊断之间的知识和合作不足。管理和治疗策略主要来自孤立的病例报告或小样本量的观察性研究。应进行进一步的随机临床试验以评估新型抗精神病药物的疗效,包括长效注射剂。在寻求精神科转诊之前,专家和鉴别诊断之间的知识和合作不足。管理和治疗策略主要来自孤立的病例报告或小样本量的观察性研究。应进行进一步的随机临床试验以评估新型抗精神病药物的疗效,包括长效注射剂。
更新日期:2020-05-21
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