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I Think I Have Worms All Over My Body And In My Hair, Eyes, Skin
Question: I think I have worms all over my body and in my hair, eyes, skin
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for the query. I can understand your concern. According to your statement, you have been suffering from feeling sensation of worms all over your body.
Such type of sensation may result from anaemia, Thyroid dysfunction, scabies infestation, medications, alcohol consumption, drug abuse, vitamin B12 deficiency, delusional parasitosis, morgellons disease and many more. So, the sensation from which you are suffering now can be caused by disease conditions or psychological reasons.
Treatment depends on causes. Some investigations like CBC, RBS, thyroid function tests, vitamin B12 assay etc can be done to find out the exact causes for your present sufferings and then treat them accordingly. And for proper diagnosis, your details history of present sufferings are required.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician,
Please see the detailed answer below.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for the query. I can understand your concern. According to your statement, you have been suffering from feeling sensation of worms all over your body.
Such type of sensation may result from anaemia, Thyroid dysfunction, scabies infestation, medications, alcohol consumption, drug abuse, vitamin B12 deficiency, delusional parasitosis, morgellons disease and many more. So, the sensation from which you are suffering now can be caused by disease conditions or psychological reasons.
Treatment depends on causes. Some investigations like CBC, RBS, thyroid function tests, vitamin B12 assay etc can be done to find out the exact causes for your present sufferings and then treat them accordingly. And for proper diagnosis, your details history of present sufferings are required.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician,
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