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Case Reports
. 2016 Aug 31;14(3):311-3.
doi: 10.9758/cpn.2016.14.3.311.

Dermatitis Artefacta Mimicking Borderline Personality Disorder: Sometimes, Skin Could Be Misleading

Seshadri Sekhar Chatterjee  1 , Sayantanava Mitra  2
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Case Reports

Dermatitis Artefacta Mimicking Borderline Personality Disorder: Sometimes, Skin Could Be Misleading

Seshadri Sekhar Chatterjee et al. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. .

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.

Keywords: Borderline personality disorder; Dermatitis artefacta; Self-injurious behavior.

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Lesions of dermatitis artefacta in our patient, as described in the text.
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