Dermatitis artefacta

Primary psychiatric disorders

“…Dermatitis artefacta's clinical manifestations are self-inflicted lesions of the skin, mucosal surfaces or hair and nails. 60,61 The skin lesions are often atypical in morphology with defined borders in the reachable areas. 46,62 It's a relatively rare disease, so the prevalence is harder to estimate, especially due to misdiagnosis of this kind of lesions.…”

“…It affects both female and male, any age, more prone to be affected are people in late adolescence and early adulthood. 60,63 Patients are making this specific skin lesions to seek attention, medical care or to satisfy different psychological needs. Underlying psychological disorders or drug or alcohol abuse can predispose or perpetuate the time interval of self-inflicted injury, or worsen the severity of DA.…”

“…Underlying psychological disorders or drug or alcohol abuse can predispose or perpetuate the time interval of self-inflicted injury, or worsen the severity of DA. 60,63 These patients have minimal insight into their disorder, as they deny and ignore their odd lesions and have no medical history to report. 46 This factitious disorder can also have some obsessivecompulsive features.…”

“…60 Clinical manifestation is diverse, sometimes superficial erosions, excoriations, irritant dermatoses, deep necrosis or hyperpigmented macule/papules, crusting, or even scarring. 60…”

“…Dermatitis artefacta's clinical manifestations are self‐inflicted lesions of the skin, mucosal surfaces or hair and nails 60,61 . The skin lesions are often atypical in morphology with defined borders in the reachable areas 46,62 .…”