Acne excoriée presentation[7] Always consider diagnosis in acne not responding to treatment, atypical presentations and where scarring is predominant. Most of the lesions are excoriated papules with few obvious comedones. [patient.info]

Relevance of psychiatry in dermatology: Present concepts. Basavaraj KH, Navya MA, Rashmi R. Basavaraj KH, et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2010 Jul;52(3):270-5. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.70992. Indian J Psychiatry. 2010. PMID: 21180416 Free PMC article. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

(Presents an overview of available nondrug interventions for psychodermatologic disorders.) Gupta, MA, Gupta, AK. “Olanzapine may be an effective adjunctive therapy in the management of acne excoriée: a case report”. J Cutan Med Surg. vol. 5. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Several types of laser treatments also help acne and are often used with other treatment methods; however, treatments are expensive, must be repeated for several months, and have variable efficacy. Insurance may not cover laser therapy. [skinsight.com]

What is the treatment for acne excorie? Treatment of acne excorie depends on whether or not the patient has primary acne lesions. Active acne spots can be managed using acne treatment depending on their clinical severity. [dermnetnz.org]

Treatment Options Data are mostly case reports and small nonrandomized trials without a placebo control group. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Therapies other than the treatment of the underlying acne may best be instituted in conjunction with a specialist. Acne excoriée complications As for neurotic excoriation. [patient.info]

Acne excoriée prognosis[8] The prognosis is similar to other forms of neurotic excoriation - ie it has a tendency to become chronic, although improvement can occur with treatment of underlying psychological illness. [patient.info]

Etiology Postulated causes include underlying psychopathology, genetic-learned familial behavior, and sporatic habit.It can be an expression of anger, rebellion, or self loathing. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Neurotic excoriation epidemiology[1] It is seen in about 2% of dermatology clinic patients. [patient.info]

Over-the-counter medications: All over-the-counter therapies listed below should be used as a preventive therapy, applied in a thin to moderate quantity to entire regions. [skinsight.com]