Munchausen syndrome: Playing sick or sick player

Munchausen syndrome is rare factitious disorder which entails frequent hospitalization, pathological lying and intentional production of symptoms for sick role. Management requires collateral history taking, sound clinical approach, exclusion of organicity and addressing psychological issues. A case...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Prakash, Jyoti, Das, R. C., Srivastava, K., Patra, P., Khan, S. A., Shashikumar, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4261219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25535450
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.144975
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Sumario:Munchausen syndrome is rare factitious disorder which entails frequent hospitalization, pathological lying and intentional production of symptoms for sick role. Management requires collateral history taking, sound clinical approach, exclusion of organicity and addressing psychological issues. A case which presented with unusual symptoms of similar dimension is discussed here. The case brings out finer nuances in evaluation and management of this entity.

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