A member asked:

My daughter has something going on with her skin she's says its some kind of bug and when she pulls it off it takes skin and leave a hole and she claims she sees them moving under her skin one are has got some swelling and said she took a shower last?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

This is likely a mental health problem called delusional parasitosis. Probably no "bugs" are present. Google it for more information (the Wikipedia article is pretty good).

Answered 8/22/2021

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