An adolescent in Istanbul with Munchausen's syndrome.
This article presents the treatment period for a 16-year-old girl with Munchausen's syndrome. She was initially referred to the hospital with emphysema of the face, which turned out to be due to self-injection of air. She had an eight-month hospitalization period for the diagnosis of her condition. After the diagnosis was established she was treated by our psychiatric team and followed for 21 months successfully without recurrence.
Polat
Aslihan
A
Istanbul University.
Kulaksizoğlu
Isin B
IB
Vatansever
Sezai
S
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index