%0 Journal Article
%T Ekbom Syndrome in Togo: A Case Report
%A Damega Wenkourama
%A Saliou Salifou
%A Sonia Kan¨¦katoua Agbolo
%A Kolou Simliwa Dassa
%J Open Journal of Depression
%P 1-5
%@ 2169-9674
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojd.2024.131001
%X <b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Introduction: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Ekbom¡¯s syndrome is a rare monothematic systematized chronic delirium
which can appear at any age but most often quite late in life. We describ</span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">e a case observed in Lom¨¦ (Togo). </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">Clinical Vignette:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\"> Mrs Y, a
79-year-old widowed retired teacher, consulted us because she had been
suffering from the sensation of insects coming out of her body and pruritus for
six years. The patient complained of loneliness. The diagnosis of Ekbom
syndrome associated with a depressive disorder in an elderly subject was
accepted.</span></span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusion:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Ekbom syndrome is a rare and ubiquitous disease that is also present in
Togo and requires multidisciplinary management.</span>
%K Ekbom Syndrome
%K Tactile Hallucinations
%K Depressive Disorder
%K Togo
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131080