title: Dermatitis artefacta.
abstract: Dermatitis artefacta (DA) is a psychocutaneous disorder where the skin lesions are self self-induced to satisfy an unconscious psychological or emotional need. We report a case of DA where we video recorded the patient self-inducing the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumaresan
authors.forename: Reena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raj
keywords: Dermatitis artefacta; factitious; psychocutaneous