title: Acne excoriée--a case report of treatment using habit reversal.
abstract: Acne excoriée is a self-inflicted skin condition in which the sufferer has an urge to pick real or imagined acnieform lesions and which results in a worsening and spreading of the acne. The condition differs from most artefactual dermatoses as the patient usually spontaneously admits the self-inflicted nature of the condition. Although this condition is considered to be a neurotic manifestation of the patient, traditional psychiatric treatments have proved unsuccessful.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Drummond
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy