Martin Ligia Márcia Mario, Mendes Mauro Filgueiras, Takaoka Lúcia Emiko, Martin Manoela Mário, Martin Beatris Mário
Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
An Bras Dermatol. 2010 Mar-Apr;85(2):217-20. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962010000200012.
Few cases of dermatosis neglecta have been reported in the medical literature, although the diagnosis is well-known to dermatologists. Recognizing this condition avoids unnecessary, aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This case report discusses two cases of this condition in female patients in whom the dermatosis developed as a result of deliberate or unconscious neglect of personal hygiene.