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RGO (Porto Alegre) ; 61(2): 275-278, abr.-jun. 2013. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-689476

ABSTRACT

Although sucking activity has been considered an essential behavior of early childhood to satisfy nutritive and non-nutritive needs, digit andpacifier sucking are deleterious oral habits that may interfere with child development. Furthermore, this clinical picture may be compounded by other concerning habits, such as self-mutilating behavior. This article reports 4-year follow-up of a child in whom non-nutritive sucking was associated with an unusual self-mutilating behavior; namely, the child would pull out her own hair after wrapping it around her finger every time she sucked on the pacifier. This occurred specially at bedtime, while she was watching TV, or when she was somewhat anxious, and remitted and recurred throughout the follow-up period. In an attempt to address this behavior, pacifier use was discontinued and the child?s head was shaved. Ultimately, the case was only solved through combined efforts involving the child, her family, and health professionals. Based on the parents? reports and clinical examination and follow-up findings, we emphasize the importance of investigating the origin of the problem and considering emotional aspects and its association with other habits in such cases.


Apesar de a atividade de sucção ser considerada um comportamento essencial da primeira infância por satisfazer as necessidades nutritivase não-nutritivas, a sucção do dedo e chupeta são hábitos deletérios ao desenvolvimento da criança. Além disso, esse quadro clínico podeser ainda mais preocupante se houver associação com outros hábitos, como o da automutilação. Neste contexto, no presente artigo sãorelatados 4 anos de acompanhamento de uma criança que costumava arrancar seus cabelos depois de enrolá-los nos dedos enquanto estavacom a chupeta na boca, sem demonstrar sinal algum de sintomatologia dolorosa. Tal fato ocorria especialmente próximo a períodos de sono, ansiedade ou quando assistia à televisão, havendo períodos de remissão e exacerbação. Na tentativa de solucionar o caso foi proposta, além da interrupção do uso da chupeta, a raspagem de todo o cabelo da criança. Contudo, a solução definitiva só foi possível quando houve o envolvimento coletivo, abrangendo criança, família e profissionais da saúde. Baseando-se no relato dos pais, no exame clínico e no acompanhamento do caso, enfatiza-se a importância de se investigar a origem do problema, considerando os aspectos emocionais e sua associação com outros hábitos.


Subject(s)
Humans , Child , Self Mutilation/pathology , Pacifiers , Child
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An. bras. dermatol ; 85(4): 541-544, jul.-ago. 2010. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-560587

ABSTRACT

A Síndrome de Ekbom, também conhecida como delírio de parasitose ou acarofobia, é um estado fóbico obsessivo no qual o paciente pensa, imagina ou acredita que está infestado por parasitas na pele. Em estado alucinatório, retira fragmentos de pele, identificando-os como parasitas. Pode tratar-se de um quadro psiquiátrico primário ou secundário a outros transtornos orgânicos. Geralmente, esses pacientes demoram a procurar ajuda médica, e o dermatologista, quase sempre, é o primeiro profissional procurado. Descrevemos o caso de três pacientes dos quais apresentaram delírio de parasitose, associados a transtornos orgânicos.


The Ekbom syndrome, also known as delusion of parasitosis or acarophobia is an obsessive phobic state in which the patient thinks, imagines or believes that his or her skin is infested by parasites. In the hallucinatory state, he/she removes parts of the skin, identifying them as parasites. It can be primary or secondary to other organic or psychiatric diseases. Generally speaking these patients take a long time to seek for medical support and the dermatologist is almost always the first physician to see them. Here we describe three patients with delusional parasitosis associated with organic disorders.


Subject(s)
Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Delusions/psychology , Ectoparasitic Infestations/psychology , Antipsychotic Agents/therapeutic use , Delusions/drug therapy , Ectoparasitic Infestations/pathology , Pimozide/therapeutic use , Risperidone/therapeutic use , Self Mutilation/pathology , Self Mutilation/psychology , Treatment Outcome
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Journal of Korean Medical Science ; : 460-464, 1999.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-221953

ABSTRACT

Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) is a very rare genetic disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by recurrent episodes of unexplained fever, generalized anhidrosis, insensitivity to pain and temperature, and accompanied by self-mutilating behavior and mental retardation. We report on a 16 month-old boy with CIPA who exhibited these characteristic clinical features. A sural nerve biopsy revealed markedly reduced numbers of unmyelinated and small myelinated fibers, consistent with the characteristic features of CIPA.


Subject(s)
Humans , Infant , Male , Atrophy , Fingers , Hypohidrosis/pathology , Hypohidrosis/complications , Korea , Intellectual Disability/pathology , Intellectual Disability/complications , Microscopy, Electron , Nerve Fibers/ultrastructure , Nerve Fibers/pathology , Pain Insensitivity, Congenital/pathology , Pain Insensitivity, Congenital/complications , Self Mutilation/pathology , Self Mutilation/etiology , Sural Nerve/pathology , Tongue
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