title: Localized crusting as an artefact.
abstract: Four patients are reported, two with gross crusting of the nose and two with gross crusting of the lips considered to be artefacts. The crusting was easily removed using soft paraffin or Viscopaste.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000175:diagnosis*