title: Dermatophagia: "wolf-biter".
abstract: Dermatophagia is a neurodermatitis akin to onychophagia, onychotillomania, trichotillomania, dermatothlasia, neurotic excoriations, and other conditions in which persons have a neurotic habit or compulsion to self-multilate their skin or its appendages. Dermatophagia is a habit or compulsion, consciously or subconsciously, to bite one's own skin. We believe "dermatophagia" is a more appropriate term for this disorder than the descriptive term "wolf-biter".
authors.affiliation: Seattle Dermatology Center, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology