Trichotillomania and Dermatitis Artefacta: A Rare Coexistence
A 24-year-old pregnant female patient presented with complains of bilateral lower limb swelling and fever for 1 month. On examination, blood pressure was 144/94 mmHg along with pitting pedal edema. She had bizarre skin lesions, aligned longitudinally and distributed over the approachable site of the...
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| description | A 24-year-old pregnant female patient presented with complains of bilateral lower limb swelling and fever for 1 month. On examination, blood pressure was 144/94 mmHg along with pitting pedal edema. She had bizarre skin lesions, aligned longitudinally and distributed over the approachable site of the body with tapering ends and in various stages of healing. Lower limbs examination also revealed similar lesions with signs of cellulitis. Her scalp had short and distorted hair suggesting pulling and plucking. These skin lesions and the denial of self-infliction by the patient made us reach the diagnosis of dermatitis artefacta with trichotillomania. Psychotherapy was advocated along with conservative management of skin lesions. The patient improved and is under our follow up. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-73f3532466ef4f5dbd68b8e792a2ef632025-08-20T03:33:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382012-01-01201210.1155/2012/674136674136Trichotillomania and Dermatitis Artefacta: A Rare CoexistenceNeeraj Varyani0Sunny Garg1Garima Gupta2Shivendra Singh3Kamlakar Tripathi4Department of General Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, IndiaDepartment of General Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, IndiaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, IndiaDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, IndiaDepartment of General Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, IndiaA 24-year-old pregnant female patient presented with complains of bilateral lower limb swelling and fever for 1 month. On examination, blood pressure was 144/94 mmHg along with pitting pedal edema. She had bizarre skin lesions, aligned longitudinally and distributed over the approachable site of the body with tapering ends and in various stages of healing. Lower limbs examination also revealed similar lesions with signs of cellulitis. Her scalp had short and distorted hair suggesting pulling and plucking. These skin lesions and the denial of self-infliction by the patient made us reach the diagnosis of dermatitis artefacta with trichotillomania. Psychotherapy was advocated along with conservative management of skin lesions. The patient improved and is under our follow up.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/674136 |
| spellingShingle | Neeraj Varyani Sunny Garg Garima Gupta Shivendra Singh Kamlakar Tripathi Trichotillomania and Dermatitis Artefacta: A Rare Coexistence Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Trichotillomania and Dermatitis Artefacta: A Rare Coexistence |
| title_full | Trichotillomania and Dermatitis Artefacta: A Rare Coexistence |
| title_fullStr | Trichotillomania and Dermatitis Artefacta: A Rare Coexistence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trichotillomania and Dermatitis Artefacta: A Rare Coexistence |
| title_short | Trichotillomania and Dermatitis Artefacta: A Rare Coexistence |
| title_sort | trichotillomania and dermatitis artefacta a rare coexistence |
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