| Define delusional parasitosis, its pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, and epidemiology. |
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| Patients complaining of crawling sensations in the skin are diagnosed with delusional parasitosis. |
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| Emotional connotations surrounding parasitosis burdens its acceptance in general practice. |
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| Human migration is likely to widen the geographical distribution of the parasitosis since the vectors are present in the migration routes. |
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| Manifestations of delusional disorder on the scalp may be psychogenic pseudoeffluvium, delusion of parasitosis, or trichophobia. |
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| If not suspected, cheyletiellosis may be thought as delusions of parasitosis and may be undiagnosed. |
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| Cases of delusional parasitosis have been reported both as a purely psychosocial phenomenon and as an immediate aftershock of cleared infestation. |
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| Haemocytic parasitosis in the farmed oyster Tiostrea chilensis. |
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