Dermatitis Artefacta Mimicking Borderline Personality Disorder: Sometimes, Skin Could Be Misleading.
10.9758/cpn.2016.14.3.311
- Author:
Seshadri Sekhar CHATTERJEE
1
;
Sayantanava MITRA
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Medical College, Kolkata, India.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dermatitis artefacta;
Self-injurious behavior;
Borderline personality disorder
- MeSH:
Borderline Personality Disorder*;
Dermatitis*;
Dermatology;
Female;
Humans;
Self-Injurious Behavior;
Skin*
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2016;14(3):311-313
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Dermatitis artefacta lies in a gray zone, between the specialities of psychiatry and dermatology. The condition could mimic a number of other lesions and therefore is a source of much confusion in clinical practice. Here, we describe a case of dermatitis artefacta in an 11-years old girl, which resembled self-harming behavior in Borderline personality disorder. We then discuss how the two could be differentiated and why this becomes imperative while dealing with such cases.
