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Unmasking Diogenes Syndrome
Diogenes syndrome is characterized by extreme self-neglect, social withdrawal, and poor personal and domestic hygiene. We report a case of Diogenes syndrome presenting with dermatitis passivata. An unusual “mask” of dirt resembling a carapace, onset of neglect after awareness of a breast lump and re...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458943/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26120158 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156385 |
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author | Nayak, Kashinath Gopinath, Hima Kini, Hema Kumar, Pramod |
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description | Diogenes syndrome is characterized by extreme self-neglect, social withdrawal, and poor personal and domestic hygiene. We report a case of Diogenes syndrome presenting with dermatitis passivata. An unusual “mask” of dirt resembling a carapace, onset of neglect after awareness of a breast lump and resumption of personal grooming and social activities after removal of the lump and counseling were seen. |
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spelling | pubmed-44589432015-06-26 Unmasking Diogenes Syndrome Nayak, Kashinath Gopinath, Hima Kini, Hema Kumar, Pramod Indian J Dermatol Case Report Diogenes syndrome is characterized by extreme self-neglect, social withdrawal, and poor personal and domestic hygiene. We report a case of Diogenes syndrome presenting with dermatitis passivata. An unusual “mask” of dirt resembling a carapace, onset of neglect after awareness of a breast lump and resumption of personal grooming and social activities after removal of the lump and counseling were seen. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4458943/ /pubmed/26120158 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156385 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. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Nayak, Kashinath Gopinath, Hima Kini, Hema Kumar, Pramod Unmasking Diogenes Syndrome |
title | Unmasking Diogenes Syndrome |
title_full | Unmasking Diogenes Syndrome |
title_fullStr | Unmasking Diogenes Syndrome |
title_full_unstemmed | Unmasking Diogenes Syndrome |
title_short | Unmasking Diogenes Syndrome |
title_sort | unmasking diogenes syndrome |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458943/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26120158 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156385 |
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