ED00
category
Artefactual skin disorder
Definition
Artefactual skin disorder encompasses a diverse range of self-inflicted skin injuries that are provoked by mechanical means or by the application or injection of chemical irritants or caustics. They may simulate other dermatoses but usually have a distinctive, geometric, bizarre configuration which cannot be otherwise explained.
Inclusions
- Dermatitis artefacta
Exclusions
- Excoriation disorder
(6B25.1) - Factitious disorders
- Malingering
(QC30)
Also indexed as
Artefactual cheilitisArtefactual skin disorderDermatitis artefactaFactitious cheilitisfactitial dermatitis