ICD-11 definition : Artefactual skin disorder encompasses a diverse range of self-inflicted skin injuries
that are provoked by mechanical means or by the application or injection of chemical
irritants or caustics. They may simulate other dermatoses but usually have a distinctive,
geometric, bizarre configuration which cannot be otherwise explained.;
Artefactual skin disorder encompasses a diverse range of self-inflicted skin injuries
that are provoked by mechanical means or by the application or injection of chemical
irritants or caustics. They may simulate other dermatoses but usually have a distinctive,
geometric, bizarre configuration which cannot be otherwise explained.