Abstract
Dermatologists seem to delight in pedantic nomenclature. Textbooks refer to this disorder by its French titleacne excoriee desjeunesfilles. The ordinary term is excoriations in acne. These terms are confounded by the fact that not all the patients have acne, since acne lesions are often just a pretext for manipulating the face. Acne that is unusually resistant to treatment or atypical in its presentation should raise the suspicion that underlying psychopathology exists.
Keywords
Personality Disorder Acne Lesion Habit Reversal Ordinary Term Irresistible Urge
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