Munchausen's syndrome: manifestation as renal colic.
Over a four-year period, 3 patients with manifestations of renal colic were identified to have Munchausen's syndrome. A review of these cases and the literature is undertaken to provide urologists with a greater understanding of the origin and treatment of this syndrome.
Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco.
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D000328:Adult; D003085:Colic / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*