, Jillian W. Wong2 and John Koo3
(1)
Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
(2)
Department of Dermatology, University of California, Davis Sacramento, CA, USA
(3)
Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Abstract
Ms. Daisy is a 65 year-old Caucasian new patient, who presented with a 2-year history of being infested with “parasites.” She brought with her numerous items such as impeccably prepared slides of these so-called parasite carcasses, professionally taken photographs of skin debris and other inanimate objects, and articles published in scientific journals as well as the popular press discussing parasitic infestation. She has already visited numerous dermatology practitioners and one parasitology specialist, who could not identify any ecto-parasites (i.e., those infesting visible parts of the body). Her medical history included well-controlled hypertension and chronic back pain.
Ms. Daisy is a 65 year-old Caucasian new patient, who presented with a 2-year history of being infested with “parasites.” She brought with her numerous items such as impeccably prepared slides of these so-called parasite carcasses, professionally taken photographs of skin debris and other inanimate objects, and articles published in scientific journals as well as the popular press discussing parasitic infestation. She has already visited numerous dermatology practitioners and one parasitology specialist, who could not identify any ecto-parasites (i.e., those infesting visible parts of the body). Her medical history included well-controlled hypertension and chronic back pain.
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