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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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Autores principales: Nayak, Kashinath, Gopinath, Hima, Kini, Hema, Kumar, Pramod
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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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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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.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458943/
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