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Pedophilia can be a paraphilia. In latest variations of official diagnostic coding units including the DSM-5 and ICD-11, "pedophilia" is distinguished from "pedophilic ailment." Pedophilic ailment is defined as a pattern of pedophilic arousal accompanied by possibly subjective distress or interpersonal issues, or acquiring acted on that arousal. Th