[Factitious fever in childhood].
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.
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Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedale Civico di Codogno, Italia.
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D000293:Adolescent; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
La febbre factitia in età pediatrica.