title: Two cases of Munchausen's syndrome presenting as acute respiratory distress.
abstract: We present two cases of factitious disorder that presented as acute respiratory distress. The presentation was extreme to the point that the patients were intubated. Both patients were employed in an ancillary health care profession.
authors.affiliation: PennState Geisinger Health System, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033-0850, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hirshberg
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Wuerz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*