title: Phantom pregnancy at Muhimbili.
abstract: This is a case report on phantom pregnancy at Muhimbili. Relevant factors pertaining to personality of the patient, the experienced psycho-social stresses, the medical history and possible causes of symptom formation culminating in pseudocyesis are looked into and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dares Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Ndosi
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lema
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011555:Pseudopregnancy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology