title: An unusual case of factitious arthritis.
abstract: Factitious arthritis is an unusual manifestation of a factitious illness. We report a case of factitious arthritis after the self insertion of needles and fragments of metallic paper clips into the knee joint area. The case illustrates an unusual presentation of Munchausen's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine A, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Samaniah
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buskila
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sukenik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009339:Needles; D011859:Radiography; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications*