title: [Munchausen syndrome in a 66-year-old patient].
abstract: The study of a 66 year old woman's medical chart revealed many discordant elements, leading to the diagnosis of Munchausen's syndrome. The patient had been treated over a period of 20 years at the Medical polyclinic for a variety of symptoms concerning virtually all organs. Her son's chart similarly contains discordant elements, rising the suspicion of a Munchausen Syndrome "by proxy". With this case report, historical aspects and the therapeutic challenge of this syndrome are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Poliklinik, Universitätsklinik Inselspital, Bern.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kaufman-Walther
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Laederach-Hofmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016735:Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012753:Shared Paranoid Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy