title: Letter: It is Dermatosis neglecta.
abstract: The case presented in the article "Severe retention hyperkeratosis occurring with Susac syndrome" in October 2010 of DOJ (16:10) is very dramatic. Although it was implied in the article, the authors did not state that this is actually Dermatosis neglecta, the same entity reported by Poskitt et al 15 years ago. The description of the case in the article, histopathology, mechanism of pathogenesis, and treatment are consistent with Dermatosis neglecta, only with a different name.
authors.forename: Thaer Hassan
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Douri
mesh_terms: D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017592:Skin Care; D055955:Susac Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic