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Dermatitis artefacta--a long way from the first clinical symptoms to diagnosis
Wioletta Barańska-Rybak1, Wiesław Jerzy Cubała, Dorota Kozicka
1Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 7 street, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland. wiolabar@gumed.edu.pl
Abstract:
Dermatitis artefacta is a disease that occurs as a result of a self-inflicted injury to the skin. The problem quite often is undiagnosed for a long time until the clinical look of bizarre skin lesions combined with non-specific histology and normal blood tests lead to the final identification. This report presents the case of a 62-year-old man who was diagnosed after 10 years of duration of disease. We discuss the reasons for such behavior and the possibilities of dermatological and general interventions.
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