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IMJ-Iraqi Medical Journal. 2007; 53 (1-2): 51-53
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| IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental) | ID: emr-82782
RESUMEN
A 35-year-old female was referred for a surgical consultation as a recurrent abdominal introduction of foreign body [needles] inside her body with a history of a psychological problem which was treated first with conservative treatment and was referred to a psychiatrist who diagnosed her as an unusual case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Later the patient presented as an acute abdomen and underwent surgery