Ekbom's syndrome: delusional disorder, somatic type, treatment with trifluoperazine

ABSTRACT

Since Ekbom's classical description was first published in 1938, numerous case reports of Ekbom's syndrome have been reported. Claims have been made that pimozide exerts a specific therapeutic effect in the syndrome. Following a brief description of the literature, a case report involving the use trifluoperazine, and the specific therapeutic efficacy of pimozide are discussed