Psychogenic Dermatoses – the Description of 4 Cases

Czech version

Authors: E. Janičová ¹; I. Strouhalová ¹; V. Pavlasová ²; P. Zechová ³; L. Drlík ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Dermatovenerologické oddělení Nemocnice Šumperk, a. s. prim. MUDr. Lubomír Drlík ¹; Dermatovenerologické oddělení Nemocnice Třebíč prim. MUDr. Věra Pavlasová ²; Ordinace duševního zdraví MUDr. Pavla Zechová s. r. o. MUDr. Pavla Zechová ³
Published in: Čes-slov Derm, 92, 2017, No. 3, p. 136-141
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Motto: Dermatolog léčí nemoc, psychodermatolog léčí pacienta, který má nemoc.
(John Koo, Practical psychodermatology, 2014)

Overview

Authors describe four cases of psychogenic dermatoses presented by acne excoriée due to anxiety disorder in immature personality, obsessive compulsive disorder, dermatitis artefacta and Münchhausen syndrome. The article provides an overview of current knowledge of these disorders.

Key words:
psychogenic dermatoses – acne excoriée – Münchhausen syndrom – dermatitis artefacta – obsessive compulsive disorder

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