Trichotillomania and Trichobezoar in Teenager: a Clinical Case

Background. Trichotillomania is one of the topical problems in dermatovenerology. Annually the number of people who visit dermatologists with hair loss problem is increasing and makes up to 8–10% in structure of dermatologic illnesses.Clinical Case Description. There are patients with primary psychi...

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Main Authors: Elena N. Efanova, Yuriy E. Rusak, Alena V. Gorshkova, Ekaterina A. Vasilyeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC 2019-06-01
Series:Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii
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Online Access:https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/2079
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spelling doaj-bae3bc3addce4b53a8bead0b04c135a02021-07-28T21:15:46Zeng"Paediatrician" Publishers LLC Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii1682-55271682-55352019-06-0118213413710.15690/vsp.v18i2.20161810Trichotillomania and Trichobezoar in Teenager: a Clinical CaseElena N. Efanova0Yuriy E. Rusak1Alena V. Gorshkova2Ekaterina A. Vasilyeva3Surgut State UniversitySurgut State UniversitySurgut State UniversitySurgut State UniversityBackground. Trichotillomania is one of the topical problems in dermatovenerology. Annually the number of people who visit dermatologists with hair loss problem is increasing and makes up to 8–10% in structure of dermatologic illnesses.Clinical Case Description. There are patients with primary psychiatric disorders in practice of dermatologist. This disorders are accompanied by self-injurious behavior and secondary skin changes and/or its appendages. We are performing clinical survey of trichotillomania of hairy part of the head, onychophagy, trichophagy with following developing of trichobezoar in teenage girl. To treat this girl we have carried out surgical operation. Later we have performed complex drug and non-drug treatment under control of pediatric psychiatrist, psychotherapist and dermatologist. The prognosis and perspectives of pathologic process development have been estimated. Possible etiology, clinical signs and dermatological aspects of diagnosis and treatment of disease were discussed.Conclusion. This clinical case has to draw attention of dermatovenerologists, paediatricians, psychiatrists to the problem of factitial dermatitis.https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/2079clinical casetrichotillomaniaonychophagytrichophagytrichobezoarimpulse control disorderpsychiatric disordershairy part of the headnail plates
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Alena V. Gorshkova
Ekaterina A. Vasilyeva
spellingShingle Elena N. Efanova
Yuriy E. Rusak
Alena V. Gorshkova
Ekaterina A. Vasilyeva
Trichotillomania and Trichobezoar in Teenager: a Clinical Case
Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii
clinical case
trichotillomania
onychophagy
trichophagy
trichobezoar
impulse control disorder
psychiatric disorders
hairy part of the head
nail plates
author_facet Elena N. Efanova
Yuriy E. Rusak
Alena V. Gorshkova
Ekaterina A. Vasilyeva
author_sort Elena N. Efanova
title Trichotillomania and Trichobezoar in Teenager: a Clinical Case
title_short Trichotillomania and Trichobezoar in Teenager: a Clinical Case
title_full Trichotillomania and Trichobezoar in Teenager: a Clinical Case
title_fullStr Trichotillomania and Trichobezoar in Teenager: a Clinical Case
title_full_unstemmed Trichotillomania and Trichobezoar in Teenager: a Clinical Case
title_sort trichotillomania and trichobezoar in teenager: a clinical case
publisher "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC
series Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii
issn 1682-5527
1682-5535
publishDate 2019-06-01
description Background. Trichotillomania is one of the topical problems in dermatovenerology. Annually the number of people who visit dermatologists with hair loss problem is increasing and makes up to 8–10% in structure of dermatologic illnesses.Clinical Case Description. There are patients with primary psychiatric disorders in practice of dermatologist. This disorders are accompanied by self-injurious behavior and secondary skin changes and/or its appendages. We are performing clinical survey of trichotillomania of hairy part of the head, onychophagy, trichophagy with following developing of trichobezoar in teenage girl. To treat this girl we have carried out surgical operation. Later we have performed complex drug and non-drug treatment under control of pediatric psychiatrist, psychotherapist and dermatologist. The prognosis and perspectives of pathologic process development have been estimated. Possible etiology, clinical signs and dermatological aspects of diagnosis and treatment of disease were discussed.Conclusion. This clinical case has to draw attention of dermatovenerologists, paediatricians, psychiatrists to the problem of factitial dermatitis.
topic clinical case
trichotillomania
onychophagy
trichophagy
trichobezoar
impulse control disorder
psychiatric disorders
hairy part of the head
nail plates
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