Munchausen sickle cell painful crisis.
A 22-year-old female with factitious sickle cell anemia and recurrent painful crises is described. Because she had sickle cell trait and iron deficiency anemia, she could successfully feign the symptoms of homozygous sickle cell anemia. The identification of this syndrome in patients with genetic disorders is presented.
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Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
D000328:Adult; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010146:Pain; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications