Formication

Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

 

Definition: Tactile experience of insects crawling over the skin, without the corresponding external stimulus (Encyclopedia Britannica 1797).

 

Exploration: The presence of formication can be established by interviewing the patient.

 

Reference:

 

Encyclopedia Britannica. Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Miscelaneous Literature, constructed on a Plan by Which The Different Sciences and Arts are Digested into the Form of Distinct Treatises or Systems. Third Edition. Edinburgh: A Bell & C Macfarqhal; 1797. p. 260.

 

April 5, 2018