Munchausen's syndrome: a case report.
Munchausen syndrome, a chronic factitious disorder with physical symptoms, also called hospital hoboes or hospital addiction, is an uncommon psychiatric disorder, usually presents as an emergency. The correct recognition of the syndrome is important in medical practice. A brief review with an interesting case report is presented.
Bhatia
M S
MS
Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi.
Jagawat
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Gupta
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis