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factitial /fac·ti·tial/ (fak-tish´il) factitious. factitial [fakti′shəl] Etymology: L, facticius, artificial artificial or self-induced, such as a factitial dermatitis. factitial artificially produced; produced unintentionally. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In addition to trigeminal trophic syndrome, the differential diagnosis of conditions that can cause nasal ulcers include factitial disorders with self-induced ulcerations (such as dermatitis artifacta and neurotic excoriations), granulomatous conditions, infectious diseases, malignancy, and pyoderma gangrenosum. Setyadi et al present an interesting case of TTS and review important aspects of the syndrome with clinically useful tables, outlining the differential diagnosis of nasal ulceration and highlighting differences between TTS and factitial disorders. 4) To our knowledge, coexisting factitial diarrhea has not previously been reported in the literature. |
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