The Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Factitious Oral Ulcers in a 6-Year-Old Boy

• Main Authors: Priscilla Santana Pinto Gonçalves (Author), Daniela Alejandra Cusicanqui Mendez (Author), Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos (Author), José Humberto Damante (Author), Daniela Rios (Author), Thiago Cruvinel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Factitious ulcers are characterized by self-inflicted lesions with multifactorial origin. These lesions are frequently found in head, neck, and hands. This report shows a 6-year-old boy diagnosed with factitious oral ulcers that occurred after the self-biting of buccal vestibule and nail-scratching...