Peri‐areolar dermatitis neglecta

Ghosh, Sudip Kumar; Sarkar, Sharmila; Darung, Ivoreen

doi:10.1111/jpc.1_14241

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“…DN can be secondary to pain, hyperaesthesia or prior trauma 5,10 . The various risk factors associated with the development of DN reported in the English literature (including articles from PubMed and Google Scholar) are mentioned in Table 1 1–6,8–32 …”

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Dermatosis neglecta

Palaniappan

Sadhasivamohan

Karthikeyan

2022

Clin Experimental Derm

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Dermatosis neglecta (DN) is a frequently underdiagnosed and under‐reported dermatological entity, which occurs due to unconscious neglect of self‐cleaning in individuals with some underlying physical or mental pathology. The lack of cleaning leads to accumulation of scales, dirt, sweat and sebum compacted together in the skin. Owing to its asymptomatic nature, diverse background and deceptive clinical presentation, DN is often missed or misdiagnosed by physicians. Awareness and recognition of this condition is essential to avoid unnecessary diagnostic and treatment procedures. The focus of this review article is to provide insights into this condition. We also intend to develop an algorithm for practical approach to a clinical diagnosis of dirt‐like dermatoses with reasonable accuracy. A few interesting cases of DN encountered in our institution are included in this article.

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confidence: 99%

Dermatosis neglecta

Palaniappan

Sadhasivamohan

Karthikeyan

2022

Clin Experimental Derm

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“…3 There are also reports of DN in patients with psychiatric conditions, including depression and schizophrenia, or related to religious beliefs. 5 DN has been reported at a variety of body sites 3,6,7 and at all ages. 8 It is suggested that DN should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of all hyperpigmented localised lesions, especially in those with a background of disability.…”

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