title: An adolescent in Istanbul with Munchausen's syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University.
authors.forename: Aslihan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Isin B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Kulaksizoğlu
authors.forename: Sezai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vatansever
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index