British Association of Dermatologists guidelines for the management of adults with delusional infestation 2022

Alia Ahmed; Andrew G Affleck; Janet Angus; Iyas Assalman; Susannah E Baron; Anthony Bewley; Jonathan M R Goulding; Richard Jerrom; Peter Lepping; Helen Mortimer; Reena Shah; Ruth E Taylor; Andrew R Thompson; M Firouz Mohd Mustapa; Lina Manounah; British Association of Dermatologists' Clinical Standards Unit

doi:10.1111/bjd.21668

British Association of Dermatologists guidelines for the management of adults with delusional infestation 2022

Br J Dermatol. 2022 Oct;187(4):472-480. doi: 10.1111/bjd.21668. Epub 2022 Jul 28.

Authors

Alia Ahmed^{1

2}, Andrew G Affleck³, Janet Angus⁴, Iyas Assalman⁵, Susannah E Baron⁶, Anthony Bewley^{2

7}, Jonathan M R Goulding⁸, Richard Jerrom⁸, Peter Lepping⁹, Helen Mortimer⁸, Reena Shah¹⁰, Ruth E Taylor⁷, Andrew R Thompson^{11

12

13}, M Firouz Mohd Mustapa¹⁴, Lina Manounah¹⁴; British Association of Dermatologists' Clinical Standards Unit

Collaborators

British Association of Dermatologists' Clinical Standards Unit:
N J Levell, B McDonald, S L Chua, A Bardhan, G Petrof, P Laws, A Daunton, H Frow, I Nasr, M Hashme, L S Exton, A M Constantin, L Manounah, M F Mohd Mustapa

Affiliations

¹ Frimley Health Foundation Trust, Windsor, SL4 3DP, UK.
² Barts Health NHS Trust, London, E1 2ES, UK.
³ Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tayside, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.
⁴ University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, BS1 3NU, UK.
⁵ East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, E1 8DE, UK.
⁶ St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
⁷ Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
⁸ University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, B15 2GW, UK.
⁹ Wrexham Maelor Hospital Liaison Psychiatry, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wrexham, LL13 7TD, UK.
¹⁰ Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, NW1 3AX, UK.
¹¹ Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, UK.
¹² Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
¹³ British Psychological Society, London, EC2A 4UE, UK.
¹⁴ British Association of Dermatologists, Willan House, London, W1T 5HQ, UK.

PMID: 35582951
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.21668

Abstract

The overall objective of the guideline is to provide up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations for the management of delusional infestation (DI) in adults. Linked Comment: I. Coulson. Br J Dermatol 2022; 187:457.

MeSH terms

Adult
Delusional Parasitosis* / diagnosis
Delusional Parasitosis* / therapy
Dermatologists*
Humans