Apparent cyclic vaginal bleeding in a child: factitious disorder
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Apparent cyclic vaginal bleeding in a child: factitious disorder
A 20-mo-old girl was brought to our department by her mother because of breast enlargement. She was diagnosed with premature thelarche. One month later, she returned to our hospital with a complaint of vaginal bleeding. During the subsequent 6 mo, her vaginal bleeding recurred every month while her breast development disappeared. We performed laboratory tests and imaging. At the end of 6 mo, we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0918-5739,1347-7358
DOI: 10.1297/cpe.26.189