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Guanfacine treatment for a patient with delusional parasitosis causing dermatillomania presenting with shared psychiatric disorders

Kritin K. Vermaa School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0548-3526
, MBAORCID Icon,
Bo Kitrellb College of Medicine, Univeristy of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1473-3761
, BSORCID Icon,
Jay Truittc Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
, MD, PhD &
Michelle B. Tarboxc Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
, MD
Pages 326-329 | Received 06 Sep 2023, Accepted 01 Dec 2023, Published online: 02 Jan 2024

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