title: Dermatitis Artefacta Mimicking Borderline Personality Disorder: Sometimes, Skin Could Be Misleading.
abstract: Dermatitis artefacta lies in a gray zone, between the specialities of psychiatry and dermatology. The condition could mimic a number of other lesions and therefore is a source of much confusion in clinical practice. Here, we describe a case of dermatitis artefacta in an 11-years old girl, which resembled self-harming behavior in Borderline personality disorder. We then discuss how the two could be differentiated and why this becomes imperative while dealing with such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Seshadri Sekhar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.affiliation: Consultant Psychiatrist, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sayantanava
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitra
keywords: Borderline personality disorder; Dermatitis artefacta; Self-injurious behavior