Dermatitis Artefacta: A Challenging Case Report

We report a 31-year-old female presented with a history of recurrent skin and oral lesions for 10 years. She brought a histopathology report confirming the diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris (PV), which was found to be faked with no patient information and lacked letterhead. Skin and oral examination o...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Basfar, Lena, Almadfaa, Ahmed, Nazer, Bashayr A, Al Hawsawi, Khalid, Khayyat, Shahad T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9965900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36852373
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34244
Descripción
Sumario:We report a 31-year-old female presented with a history of recurrent skin and oral lesions for 10 years. She brought a histopathology report confirming the diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris (PV), which was found to be faked with no patient information and lacked letterhead. Skin and oral examination only reveal multiple linear upper lip erosions. We believed the patient had a preliminary diagnosis of PV, and we asked the patient to continue her medications. Based on the conflicting history and occurrence of contradictory issues, a diagnosis of dermatitis artefacta was made. The patient improved after four sessions of dialectical therapy.

Ejemplares similares