title: Factitious illness following toenail surgery.
abstract: A 14-year-old white female is treated for a common ingrown toenail with a permanent ablative procedure. The patient feigns factitious illness in the form of a postoperative infection to prolong medical care. No past history of neurotic disorder is related. Finally, after five hospitalizations, factitious illness is identified.
authors.affiliation: McFarland Clinic, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Gilarski
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014034:Toes