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Dermatophagia differs from excoriation disorder in that the repetitive motion affected persons partake in is the biting of the skin. [9] People who have dermatophagia can also be prone to infection as when they bite their fingers so frequently, they make themselves vulnerable to bacteria seeping in and causing infection.
Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused.
Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis ( CIPA) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the nervous system which prevents the feeling of pain or temperature and prevents a person from sweating.
Body-focused repetitive behavior ( BFRB) is an umbrella name for impulse control [1] behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury.
Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking.
The infected beings are split between four categories depending on how long they were infected for: runners – fast, irritable and hostile, caused within 1–2 days of being infected; stalkers – fast, aggressive and stealthy, caused within 1 week to 1 month of being infected; clickers – despite being blind, they use echolocation to locate ...
9-1-1 is an American procedural drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear for Fox. The series follows the lives of Los Angeles first responders: police officers, paramedics, firefighters and dispatchers. 9-1-1 is a joint production between Reamworks, Ryan Murphy Television, and 20th Television. 9-1-1's first season premiered on January 3, 2018 Due to the COVID ...
Benign acute childhood myositis. Benign acute childhood myositis (BACM) is a syndrome characterized by muscle weakness and pain in the lower limbs that develop in children after a recent viral illness. It is transient with a spontaneous clinical resolution within 1 week.