ILLNESS ANXIETY DISORDER RELATED TO FILARIASIS: A CASE REPORT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai.

Abstract

Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease which is associated with anxiety and depression and may also result in social isolation. We present here a case of illness anxiety disorder where the patient developed a morbid fear that he will develop filariasis.

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