title: ["Hospital tourism". Case report of Munchausen syndrome].
abstract: We report on a 29-year old patient, who was treated as an inpatient in 95 different hospitals (altogether 173 times) within 7 years. The gynaecologist can suspect Münchausen's syndrome, if the following aspects are recorded: dramatic clinical admissions patterns, (frequently out of the normal consultation time); a history of several operations and many short stays in different hospitals. Special care in diagnostics should be taken to avoid further unnecessary surgical interventions.
authors.affiliation: Univ.-Klinik für Frauenheilkunde, Innsbruck.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bergant
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lechner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schröcksnadel
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dapunt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: "Krankenhaustourismus". Fallbericht zu einem Münchhausen-Syndrom.