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. 2019 Aug 30;69(686):464–465. doi: 10.3399/bjgp19X705449

Box 2.

Condition-specific differential diagnoses

Specific condition Differential diagnoses
Skin-picking disorder Acne
Scabies
Papular eczema

Hair-pulling disorder Diffuse alopecia areata
Lichen planopilaris
Syphilis

Dermatitis artefacta Pyoderma gangrenosum
Bullous pemphigoid
Skin cancer