Citation

Scott MJ, Scott MJ. Cutis 1997; 59(1): 19-20.

Affiliation

Seattle Dermatology Center, Washington, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Quadrant HealthCom)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9013066

Abstract

Dermatophagia is a neurodermatitis akin to onychophagia, onychotillomania, trichotillomania, dermatothlasia, neurotic excoriations, and other conditions in which persons have a neurotic habit or compulsion to self-multilate their skin or its appendages. Dermatophagia is a habit or compulsion, consciously or subconsciously, to bite one's own skin. We believe "dermatophagia" is a more appropriate term for this disorder than the descriptive term "wolf-biter".

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