Síndrome de Münchausen por poder: una presentación inusual / Münchausen by proxy syndrome: report of case
Rev. méd. Chile
;
129(8): 917-920, ago. 2001.
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in Spanish
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| ID: lil-300153
ABSTRACT
We report a 12 year old girl that first consulted for fever with bilateral knee arthralgias. A neurological workout was started due to a progressive gait disturbance, but all results were incongruent with nerve or nerve root lesions, leading to the diagnosis of a functional paralysis. The patient worsened to the point of prostration. Due to the suspicion that the mother was inducing the symptoms, the patient was admitted to the hospital, where she improved notably. She was discharged walking. The improvement during hospital stay confirmed the diagnosis of a Münchausen by proxy syndrome, mimicking a disabling neurological condition
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Main subject:
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
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Mother-Child Relations
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
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