Dermatitis Artefacta: A Practical Guide for Diagnosis and Management.
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat
; 31(1): 17-23, 2023 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Dermatitis artefacta (DA) is a psycho-dermatologic condition based on patients' behavioral patterns, characterized by an intentional production of cutaneous lesions on their own skin. The clinical presentation can be highly variable. Patients with DA seldom seek psychological support or psychiatric consultation. More often, they seek help from their primary care physician or dermatologist. This review article aims to provide a practical guide for the diagnosis and management of AD and affected patients. A broad literature search was performed using the PubMed and Google Scholar electronic online databases, using key words "dermatitis artefacta", "diagnosis", "management", and "psychodermatology". The search was limited to English and Spanish language articles and was supplemented with themed books and book chapters. DA can occur in a variety of clinical presentations, and physicians should suspect DA in patients with a history of psychiatric disorders or extensive use of healthcare services. The ultimate goal of DA treatment may be a proper referral to mental health services. However, the prognosis is poor even when successful mental health referrals are achieved, with low recovery rates. A useful approach may include the suggestion that a mental health provider can help with the anxiety and the distress generated by the lesions in this case in this case it will be crucial to discuss this with the mental health provider after obtaining informed consent from the patient. Considering the difficulty in promoting patients' adherence to treatment, the ideal setting for DA treatment is a psycho-dermatologic clinic, where both dermatologic and psychological interventions can be seamlessly integrated.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dermatite
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article