title: 'Naevophobia'.
abstract: In recent years there has been intensive media interest in pigmented lesions and several skin cancer prevention/early detection campaigns. Pigmented lesions may cause great anxiety, although patients are usually reassured once their moles have been examined by a dermatologist. We describe a case in which a young man with multiple pigmented naevi attempted to remove all the lesions himself. This self-mutilation occurred despite his having attended a dermatology clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Doherty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000523:psychology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders; D012652:Self Mutilation; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*