14Jul 2018

CUTANEOUS PATHOMIMIA IN ADULTS: A SIGN OF PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS.

  • Department of Dermatology, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
  • Department of Psychiatry, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
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Psychocutaneous disorders are conditions characterized by psychiatric and skin manifestations, they are difficult to diagnose and a challenge to treat. Pathomimia is manifested by self-induced skin lesions, in order to attract more attention of the relatives and/or the medical staff. Depression and anxiety are the two most frequent psychiatric disorders among factitious disorders patients. Cooperation between dermatologists and psychiatrists, lead to significant improvement of those conditions. We report the case of a 67-year-old female with unknown psychiatric history and self-induced skin lesions of the lower limbs.

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[Ahmed Bouhamidi, Youness Mamouni Alaoui, Mohammed Boui and Naoufal Hjira. (2018); CUTANEOUS PATHOMIMIA IN ADULTS: A SIGN OF PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Jul). 427-430] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Ahmed Bouhamidi
Department of Dermatology, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/7379      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/7379

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