When Delusional Patients Are Really Infested: The Exception to the Rule

Persons who manifest with apparently odd and seemingly inexplicable complaints and fanciful claims of parasites and parasitic conditions are well known to and often shunned by medical and pest management professionals. The authors who collaborated in writing this book have carefully considered published evidence as well as personal training and experiences to provide invaluable guidance as to how clinicians and allied professionals might best evaluate, diagnose, and manage these too frequent and often immensely challenging problems. Whereas the majority of those who steadfastly complain about self-perceived parasitosis do likely suffer from delusions or illusions; a few complainants truly are burdened with parasites or have encountered biting, stinging, infesting, or irritating organisms.