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Dermatitis artefacta of the scalp complicated by skull erosion and intracranial infection

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We would like to thank Miss Linda Treharne and Mr. Chidi Ekwobi from the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, for their involvement in the management of the patient.

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  1. Division of Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Tamara Tajsic, Angelos G. Kolias & Ivan Timofeev

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Cambridge University Hospital, Box 166, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK

    Tamara Tajsic, Angelos G. Kolias, Krunal Patel & Ivan Timofeev

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Tajsic, T., Kolias, A.G., Patel, K. et al. Dermatitis artefacta of the scalp complicated by skull erosion and intracranial infection. Acta Neurochir 157, 2227–2228 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-015-2608-0

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