title: Münchausen syndrome presenting with chronic pain: case report.
abstract: A factitious disorder is one that has been fabricated or simulated by the patient. Münchausen syndrome is a subtype of factitious disorder. This syndrome has not previously been described in relationship to chronic pain/chronic pain treatment units. Such a patient is presented, and the clues to the identification of this syndrome within chronic pain patients are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami School of Medicine, Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center, South Shore Hospital, Miami Beach, FL 33139 U.S.A.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fishbain
authors.forename: Myron
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Renée Steel
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rosomoff
authors.forename: Hubert L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Rosomoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology