Pseudo-factitial dermatitis: a useful clinical and/or histopathological concept.
The concept of pseudo-factitial dermatitis can be defined as follows: any skin condition which, by its clinical or histopathological profile, can lead the clinician to an erroneous diagnosis of factitial dermatitis. Therefore, pseudo-factitial dermatitis does not exist as such; intellectually, it is of special interest for the practising dermatologist, in terms of differential diagnosis, either clinical or histopathological.
Unit of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
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D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans