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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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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LILACS
Main subject:
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
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Mother-Child Relations
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2001
Type:
Article