title: Dermatitis artefacta of the paraoral region.
abstract: Factitial injuries constitute a group of lesions that relate only in the manner in which they are produced and have no particular physical appearance. The possibility of correctly diagnosing a factitial injury is difficult unless this unusual condition is considered in a differential diagnosis. In this article, a case report of factitial injury of the paraoral soft tissue in a 33-year-old white man is presented. A review of self-mutilation and of the psychological aspects of self-destructive behavior is also included.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology