neurodermatitis

neurodermatitis /-dur′mətī″tis/ [Gk, neuron + derma, skin, itis, inflammation] , a nonspecific pruritic skin disorder seen in anxious, nervous individuals. Excoriations and lichenification occur on easily accessible, exposed areas of the body such as the forearms and forehead. Sometimes loosely (and incorrectly) referred to as atopic dermatitis. See also lichen simplex chronicus.