title: Münchausen's syndrome simulating reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
abstract: Rheumatologic presentations of factitious illness such as Münchausen's syndrome are rare. We describe a case of alternate edema of the hands in a 25-year-old man, diagnosed as reflex sympathetic dystrophy. This patient eventually presented all clinical characteristics of Münchausen's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Hopital Henri-Mondor, Creteil, France.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chevalier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Claudepierre
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larget-Piet
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lejonc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis*