Matchbox sign

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Matchbox sign is a psychiatric symptom. Patients with delusional parasitosis often present at the doctor's office with what MDs term the "matchbox sign",[1] a medical sign characterized by the patient making collections of fibers and other foreign objects supposedly retrieved from the skin.[2] The name refers to the fact that such collections can be stored in matchboxes or other similar small containers, which are then presented to the patient's physician.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Koo, Lebwohl (2001-12-01). "Psychodermatology: The Mind and Skin Connection". American Family Physician. 64 (11). 
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