Abstract for Poster Presentation: Excoriation Disorder (Skin Picking or Dermatillomania)-A rare Case Report.

BACKGROUND: Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder (ED) known as neurotic excoriation, psychogenic excoriation, or dermatillomania, is described as recurrent picking of skin, leading to skin lesions and significant distress or functional impairment. Excoriation disorder is listed as one of the obsessive compulsive and related disorders, given its overlap with conditions such as trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder). CASE REPORT: Patient is a 42 year old female, housewife has presented to psychiatry OPD referred from dermatology Dept with the complaint of skin picking behaviour since 2 months.No H/S/O depression or. She is not known case of Diabetes or Hypertension or any other medical comorbidity. All routine investigations were within normal limits. Opatient is diagnosed as Excoriation disorder or skin picking or Dermatillomania. patient was started on medication T.Escitalopram 10mg. RESULT: Patient responded well to the T.ESCITALOPRAM 10 MG (SSRI) treatment. CONCLUSION: Excoriation Disorder is often a chronic disorder associated with substantial morbidity and comorbidity. Fortunately, a number of treatment modalities are effective in reducing skin-picking behaviours. SSRIs have been a mainstay of pharmacotherapy.