Dermatitis Artefacta: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

dermatitis artefacta, factitious disorder, Munchhausen's syndrome by proxy, Münchhausen syndrome by proxy, Munchhausen syndrome by proxy, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, acne excoriee, picker's nodules, picker nodules, psychocutaneous disease, psychosomatic dermatoses, self-injurious behaviors, obsessive-compulsive behavior, attention-seeking behavior, self injury, self-induced excoriations

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

John YM Koo, MD, Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco Medical Center; Professor, Clinical Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine
John YM Koo, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Psychiatric Association, and National Psoriasis Foundation
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Patricia T Ting, MSc, MD, Dermatology Resident, Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta
Patricia T Ting, MSc, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alberta Medical Association, Canadian Dermatology Association, and Canadian Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Jacek C Szepietowski, MD, PhD, Professor, Vice-Head, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University; Director of the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Disclosure: Stiefel Salary Employment; Orfagen Consulting fee Consulting; Maruho Consulting fee Consulting; Astellas Consulting fee Consulting

Pharmacy Editor

David F Butler, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Chair, Department of Dermatology, Director, Dermatology Residency Training Program, Scott and White Clinic, Northside Clinic
David F Butler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists, and Phi Beta Kappa
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Edward F Chan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Edward F Chan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatopathology, and Society for Investigative Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Catherine Quirk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brown University
Catherine Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Dirk M Elston, MD, Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center
Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
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