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Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy has been recognised for almost two decades. This review considers the definition, clinical features, consequences (to both victim and perpetrator), diagnosis and outcome of the syndrome.
متن کاملMunchausen syndrome by proxy.
Five children (3F:2M), in the age group 1 years to 11 years, with Munchausen syndrome by proxy are reported from the Sultanate of Oman. They were seen over a four years period from 1996-1999. In all these children, the mother came up with history of uncontrolled epilepsy. Carbamazepine was the most common antiepileptic drug used. One of these children remained hospitalized elsewhere for nearly ...
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The Munchausen syndrome and Munchausen syndrome by proxy are factitious disorders characterized by fabrication or induction of signs or symptoms of a disease, as well as alteration of laboratory tests. People with this syndrome pretend that they are sick and tend to seek treatment, without secondary gains, at different care facilities. Both syndromes are well-recognized conditions described in ...
متن کامل[A case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy].
In this paper the case is described of a one-year-old girl who was diagnosed as to have the Münchhausen syndrome by proxy. There had been a single-sided, chronic parotitis, followed by a single-sided orbita-cellulitis. In the pathological-anatomical matter derived from the parotid a substance was found that does not belong to the human body (most likely to be alum), and which contained aluminiu...
متن کاملMunchausen syndrome by proxy: a review.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a form of child abuse in which a parent or caretaker simulates or produces illness in a child. Case reports of Munchausen syndrome by proxy document a wide and confusing spectrum of symptoms. The children who are the victims of this syndrome suffer morbidity linked to numerous unnecessary hospital admissions and diagnostic procedures, severe psychological morbidi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0253-7176,0975-1564
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.217017