Case Report: Excoriation Disorder
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https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.9240Keywords:
Excoriation disorder, Dermatillomania, Psychogenic excoriationAbstract
Background
Excoriation disorder, known as pathological skin picking, dermatillomania, psychogenic excoriation, or neurotic excoriation, is a disorder characterized by a compulsive need to pluck one's skin, which leads to tissue damage.
Case Report
Excoriation disorders are usually found in about 12% of adolescents with psychiatric conditions. Approximately three-quarters of individuals who suffer from this disorder are women. This disorder is often found in adolescence, generally coincides with puberty or follows the onset of puberty. For some individuals, this disorder can occur recurrently for weeks, months, and years. Therefore, we specifically report the case of a 15-year-old adolescent suffering from excoriation disorder.
Conclusion
Non-immediate treatment of excoriation disorder leads to becoming a chronic disorder and often causes psychosocial dysfunction and medical problems that can be life-threatening.
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