title: Factitious (self-inflicted) skin wounds.
abstract: We represent 4 of our recent cases of factitious skin wounds. The general aspects of these wounds--including etiology, diagnosis, detection, and treatment--are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous