Atopic dermatitis (eczema)

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Dermatitis artefacta in a child.

Pediatr Dermatol. 2007 Sep-Oct;24(5):E51-6

Authors: Finore ED, Andreoli E, Alfani S, Palermi G, Pedicelli C, Paradisi M

The high visibility of dermatologic diseases and their easy accessibility make the skin a primary and direct target for dysfunctional behaviors. Self-harm tendencies can frequently be expressed through dermatologic lesions, and dermatitis artefacta falls within this clinical frame. The occurrence of this cutaneous manifestation in children is very rare, with a peak of greater frequency in adolescence. We describe the characteristics of a multidisciplinary intervention-dermatologic and psychologic. Our pediatric patient displays a dermatologic picture that has no etiologic confirmation. The source of this disorder must therefore be found in socio-relational difficulties within the family and school environments, which lead the patient to self-harm behaviors that have a high communication value.

PMID: 17958781 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]