Dermatitis Artefacta, a Form of Factitial Disorder Imposed on Self, Misdiagnosed as Pyoderma Gangrenosum for Eight Years

Dermatitis artefacta is a rare psychological disorder in which patients self-inflict cutaneous lesions to satisfy an emotional need. Due to the nature of this disease, patients can present with a wide array of sometimes very severe skin lesions. Here, we describe a case of dermatitis artefacta initi...

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Autores principales: Laughter, Melissa R, Florek, Aleksandra G, Wisell, Joshua, Newman, Sabrina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7413317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32782873
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9054

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