title: Another aspect of contrived disease: "dermatitis simulata".
abstract: Three cases in which innocuous substances were applied to the skin to simulate skin disease are presented herein. We have coined the term "dermatitis simulata" for this previously unrecognized form of contrived disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*