Excoriation Disorder
Excoriation disorder (also referred to as chronic skin-picking or dermatillomania) is a mental illness related to obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is characterized by repeated picking at one’s own skin which results in skin lesions and causes significant disruption in one’s life.
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Wiki Number: W077
Diagnosis: Excoriation Disorder (See Entry W060, “Dermotillomania.” No differences were identified.)
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- Comorbidity of psychiatric and dermatologic disorders with skin picking disorder and validation of the Skin Picking Scale Revised for Brazilian Portugueseby Alice Castro Menezes Xavier on January 22, 2023
CONCLUSION: The Brazilian version of the SPS-R presents good psychometric properties. The severity of SPD is related to severity of depression, anxiety, and impairment in quality of life.
- Prurigo Pigmentosa: A Case Report With Unusual Presentationby Elaf R Altalhi on January 9, 2023
Prurigo pigmentosa (PP) is an idiopathic cutaneous inflammatory disorder. Here we report a 50-year-old healthy male of Arabic descent who presented with a six-month history of very itchy persistent skin lesions on his back. Skin examination revealed multiple brownish non-scaly excoriated papules and patches in the midline of his lower back. The differential diagnosis includes lichen planus (LP), confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CARP), and PP. Skin biopsy revealed acanthosis, spongiosis,...
- Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Skin Picking Disorder Symptoms Among Adults in an Arab Middle Eastern Population: A Cross-Sectional Studyby Hazim Abdulkarim Khatib on December 9, 2022
CONCLUSION: SPD symptoms are relatively common among the adult population in Jeddah, but those with threshold symptoms indicative of SPD are relatively few. Such behavior is particularly common in vulnerable groups such as those with depressive symptoms and the unmarried. More attention to this condition by clinicians will improve the quality of life of those affected, and reduce the emotional and physical health consequences of this often unrecognized condition.
- A Rare Co-association of Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosisby Ramesh Adhikari on December 5, 2022
Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare fibroinflammatory disease that is reported to be associated with other autoimmune conditions. Here, we report the case of a 51-year-old Caucasian female with a history of autoimmune thyroiditis and Hashimoto's hypothyroidism who presented with symptoms of fever, chills, and hot flashes for three weeks associated with nausea, vomiting, frequent thirst, and frequent urination. On examination, the patient had elevated blood pressure and an excoriated rash on the...