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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

factitial dermatitis excoriations prurigo nodularis

Body Site

chest arm

Age

67 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red white/hypo

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

A 67-year-old woman developed chronic excoriated papules with crusts that healed with hypopigmented scars several months after her husband died. A complete medical evaluation failed ro reveal a medical explanation for the pruritus, and she improved with psychiatric counseling and antidepressant medication.

Description

excoriated 0.5-1 cm crusted papules and hypopigmented scars

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions Iatrogenic disorders, child abuse,

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3/1/2003 15:56:54

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