Otolaryngologica prevarica: Munchausen's syndrome update and report of a case.
Colorful lying is a central feature of Munchausen's, a syndrome well characterized despite an imperfect understanding of its psychiatric aspects. Reported otolaryngologic presentations are infrequent. A classic case is described in detail. A new name, "Otolaryngologica Prevarica," is proposed to maintain awareness of the entity in the specialty. The psychodynamics and the relation to sadomasochism, hysteria and malingering are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*