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Shuaib Abdi

Diagnosis

bite, human trauma factitial dermatitis

Body Site

arm

Age

65 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

fibrosis (scar, increased collagen)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) symmetric

Comments

A 65-year-old Sudanese man with a psychiatric disorder would bite his arms and hands to relieve tension. Note the thickened hyperpigmented plaques some of which healed with atrophy and fibrosis.

Description

symmetric hyperpigmented fibrotic and depressed 2-4 cm plaques

Categories

factitial / self Induced disorders / psychodermatosis hyperpigmentation

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7/4/2010 15:13:40

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