Wagner Keith D, Croley Julie A, Wilson Janice M
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas.
Dermatol Online J. 2018 Nov 15;24(11):13030/qt2n54z5tw.
Trypophobia is the fear of patterns of clustered holes, bumps, or nodules. Trypophobia has a special relationship with dermatology because of its effects on individuals with skin disease, its relationship with disease avoiding behavior, and its utilization in many online skin disease hoaxes. Trypophobic patterns on skin and characters can be found in movies, TV shows, and videogames. Several popular horror villains take advantage of trypophobic patterns like Freddy Kreuger, Jason Vorhees, and Pinhead. Most recently, another blockbuster villain has joined their ranks - Killmonger. Public health messaging about these biases and the often noncontagious nature of skin disease is warranted to attenuate public stigma of skin disease perpetuated by media.
密集恐惧症是对密集的孔洞、凸起或小结的图案感到恐惧。密集恐惧症与皮肤病学有着特殊的关系，因为它会影响皮肤病患者，与疾病规避行为有关，并且在许多网络皮肤病骗局中被利用。在电影、电视节目和电子游戏中可以发现皮肤和角色上的密集恐惧症图案。一些受欢迎的恐怖反派利用了密集恐惧症图案，比如弗莱迪·克鲁格、杰森·沃赫斯和针头鬼。最近，又有一个大片反派加入了他们的行列——杀人狂。有必要开展关于这些偏见以及皮肤病通常无传染性的公共卫生宣传，以减轻媒体延续的对皮肤病的公众污名。
