Dermatitis Neglecta -- A Dirty Dermatosis: Report of Three Cases

Dermatitis neglecta is a condition that results from inadequate frictional cleansing leading to accumulation of corneocytes, sebum and sweat ultimately resulting in hyper-pigmented patch or verrucous plaque. Recognizing this condition avoids unnecessary, aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic procedu...

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Autores principales: Saha, Abhijit, Seth, Joly, Sharma, Amita, Biswas, Desharghya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4372914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25814710
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.152525
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description Dermatitis neglecta is a condition that results from inadequate frictional cleansing leading to accumulation of corneocytes, sebum and sweat ultimately resulting in hyper-pigmented patch or verrucous plaque. Recognizing this condition avoids unnecessary, aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Here we report three cases of dermatitis neglecta in whom the dermatitis developed as a result of intentional neglect of personal hygiene.
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spelling pubmed-43729142015-03-26 Dermatitis Neglecta -- A Dirty Dermatosis: Report of Three Cases Saha, Abhijit Seth, Joly Sharma, Amita Biswas, Desharghya Indian J Dermatol Case Report Dermatitis neglecta is a condition that results from inadequate frictional cleansing leading to accumulation of corneocytes, sebum and sweat ultimately resulting in hyper-pigmented patch or verrucous plaque. Recognizing this condition avoids unnecessary, aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Here we report three cases of dermatitis neglecta in whom the dermatitis developed as a result of intentional neglect of personal hygiene. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4372914/ /pubmed/25814710 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.152525 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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