What Is Dermatophagia?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Who’s At Risk
There is a lot that we don’t know about why dermatophagia happens, but there are some people that are more at risk than others. One of the most at risk groups is young people that are entering into puberty, while females are more likely to develop the condition than males are.
A person’s temperament is also more likely to determine whether or not dermatophagia will develop, and the environment that a person lives in is also often a contributing factor. People that are exposed to prolonged periods of stress are also more likely to develop the condition than other people are.
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