title: [Factitious fever in childhood].
abstract: Factitious fever is a heterogeneous pathology based on the simulation, obtained by the patient himself (self-induced fever) or by fraudulent state (feigned fever). Diagnosis must be suspected according to several criteria: long-lasting fever, "belle indifférence" of children and their family, normal clinical and haematological data. The authors report, in the light of the personal experience, two cases of factitious fever.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedale Civico di Codogno, Italia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Contardi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corsano
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Cattaneo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: La febbre factitia in età pediatrica.