title: A factitious case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: A 27-year-old man presented with a history of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the new onset of weakness and numbness of the lower extremities. During the course of a prolonged and extensive evaluation fraught with iatrogenic complications, it was discovered that his complaints were fabricated and his history of having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was factitious.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*