Dermatitis artefacta refers to the condition in which the lesions are self-inflicted. This disorder is classified as a primary psychiatric disorder in which the patients consciously create lesions in the skin, mucosa, hair, or nails. The patients do so to satisfy their psychological needs, which is the need to be noticed or to receive care.
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Query: Hello doctor, I am a 49-year-old female, who has so far consulted two infectious disease doctors, my ENT, my primary care doctor, and a dermatologist. I believe I have an undiagnosed parasitic infection. I have a primary immune deficiency, for which I receive IV Ig every three weeks, and I am in gen... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the images and culture report attached (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it is clear that it is primarily not an infectious condition. To add to this, antibiotics are therefore not helping you much. There is one entity known as dermatitis artef... Read Full »
My daughter is suffering from a strange allergy. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,My daughter is 13 years old. She is suffering from strange allergy since two years. It became very bad and affects her psychologically. It started when we changed our location before two years. I have consulted three doctors and all of them said it as strange and did not show response to a... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your concern and examined the given pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It looks like dermatitis artefacta or striae distensae (stretch marks). Dermatitis artefacta is defined as the self-inflicted skin damage. Typical locations for th... Read Full »
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