'Naevophobia'.
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.
Allan
S J
SJ
Department of Dermatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK.
Doherty
V R
VR
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000523:psychology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders; D012652:Self Mutilation; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*