Publications by authors named "Alexandre Jack Dwan"
Background: Gamma Knife ventral anterior capsulotomy is an effective option to treat refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. Although well tolerated, complications can develop years after radiosurgery. We describe a case in which abnormal complications induced by very high doses of radiation evolved.
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- The text discusses self-inflicted lip lesions known as exfoliative cheilitis, factitial cheilitis, and morsicatio labiorum, focusing on a unique form of factitial cheilitis in 13 patients.
- All patients experienced pain and had lips with crusts of dried saliva and medications, showing significant distress over their condition despite past treatments proving ineffective.
- The study introduces the term "ointment pseudo-cheilitis" for this specific condition, highlighting new features for diagnosis and suggesting further psychiatric evaluation as a necessary step for better understanding and treatment.