A near fatal case of pathological skin picking

A near fatal case of pathological skin picking

PATIENT Female, 51 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Patological skin picking Symptoms: Aphasia • headache • hemiparesis • incontinence MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Dermatology. OBJECTIVE Challenging differential diagnosis. BACKGROUND Pathological skin picking (PSP) disorder is characterized by repetitive and compulsive picking of the skin resulting in tissue damage. PSP has been shown to...

Near-fatal drug toxicities in newborn babies: A Case Series

Background: Neonates are highly vulnerable to drug toxicities because of their age-related limitations in drug metabolisms and renal excretion. Lack of the knowledge and/or education for medical professionals about the right dose administration and the lack of neonate-specific formulations are the additional dilemmas. Cases Presentation: Here, we reported six neonates presented with severe ...

A cognitive comparison of pathological skin picking and trichotillomania.

OBJECTIVE Pathological Skin Picking (PSP) and Trichotillomania (TTM) share overlapping comorbidity and phenomenology. The extent to which these disorders share a common cognitive phenotype, however, has yet to be examined. This study sought to compare inhibitory control processes in individuals with PSP or TTM. METHODS Thirty-one subjects with PSP (mean age 31.2 ± 12.5 years; 93.5% female), 3...

efficacy of citalopram in treatment of pathological skin picking, a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial

various studies suggest that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris) may be useful in treating pathological skin picking (psp). this study sought to assess effectiveness of citalopram in comparison with placebo in treating psp. forty five individuals with psp were recruited in a four-week, randomized clinical trial of citalopram (20 mg/day) in comparison with placebo. study measures ass...

A case of near fatal laryngospasm.