Dermatillomania: A case of excoriation disorder

Abstract

1 Kahta State Hospital. *Sorumlu Yazar: Mehmet Hamdi Orum, Kahta State Hospital., e-mail: [email protected] Abstract Also known as excoriation disorder and skin-picking disorder, dermatillomania is a psychological condition that manifests as repetitive, compulsive skin picking. Repetitive skin picking extends to pulling, squeezing, scraping, lancing, and even biting both healthy and damaged skin from various parts of the body. Herein, we presented a female patient with excoriation disorder.