Topic > Delusional Disorder Case Study - 841

Anyone can have it and sometimes you won't even know they have it. In this case study the doctors did not list the patient's name for legal reasons. A fifty-nine-year-old was admitted to the dermatology department because she complained of multiple skin lesions on her back that spread throughout the body to the internal organs. She had these symptoms seven years after being hospitalized for a mosquito bite. They did several tests which found no skin lesions. He stated that he had a double tingling sensation on his back. His theory was that it was caused by viruses and infected fluids traveling through his body to his heart. He also suffered from sleep problems due to delusions. She had retired due to her illness. What free time he had he spent visiting various specialists. They diagnosed her with somatic system and started her on medications. They prescribed two hundred milligrams of sulpiride a day. They also gave her a skin ointment which made her believe she had found a solution to her injuries, she remained in hospital for seven days then was discharged. She then went for further treatment at their clinic