title: Dermatitis artefacta in a 12-year-old girl mimicking cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
abstract: Dermatitis artefacta or factitious disease may be unrecognized in children. We present a 12-year-old girl who had an unusual facial lesion on the chin, which was self-inflicted but histologically mimicked cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Our report emphasizes both the potential diagnostic pitfalls and the importance of clinicopathologic correlation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. janeteangus@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Angus
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Affleck
authors.forename: Jane C Ravens
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Croft
authors.forename: Iain H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Leach
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: Leslie G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Millard
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*