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Delusional parasitosis in ENT

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Otolaryngologists in India often encounter patients with various insects presenting as foreign bodies in the ear and nose. However they overlook the possibility of the clinical entity that has come to be known as delusional parasitosis. Three patients presented in our OPD with this condition and their case reports are discussed.

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  1. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Justice K.S.Hegde Charitable Hospital, K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 574 160, Karnataka, India

    Satheesh Kumar Bhandary, Ranjit Peter & Shrinivas Bhat

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Bhandary, S.K., Peter, R. & Bhat, S. Delusional parasitosis in ENT. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck S 60, 387–389 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-008-0123-9

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