Open AccessDermatosis Neglecta in Schizophrenia: A Rare Case Report
Author(s) -
P. P. Singh,
Sujita Kumar Kar,
Roopam Kumari,
Suraj Gupta
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.150851
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , medicine , dermatology , scarcity , biology , paleontology , economics , microeconomics
Dermatosis neglecta is a chronic, dermatologic disorder results in ignored, neglected body parts due to chronic disability or painful conditions. There is scarcity of literature supporting the existence of dermatosis neglecta in the context of psychiatric illnesses. In this case report, we attempts to highlight, dermatosis neglecta in a homeless patient suffering from schizophrenia.