Health providers induced iatrogenic delusions of infestation.

Health providers induced iatrogenic delusions of infestation.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2019;12:679-681
Authors: Shah PR, Cusick E, Nousari Y, Sandoz A, Tausk F
Abstract
Patients that suffer from factitial dermatosis mutilate their skin, often lacking any consciousness of self-injury, attributing the resulting lesions to spontaneous development. The case hereby described shows how the health providers' interventions led a patient from a baseline undiagnosed factitious disorder to frank delusions of infestation with Mycobacterium Kansasii, and a relentless search for antibiotic treatments. We highlight the need for educating health practitioners on the characteristics of psycho-cutaneous disorders.
PMID: 31564948 [PubMed]

Source: Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology - October 1, 2019 Category: Dermatology Tags: Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol Source Type: research