title: Munchausen syndrome by proxy caused by ipecac poisoning.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy caused by ipecac poisoning to increase the awareness of their warning signs and symptoms so that they may be recognized and diagnosed earlier.
  
  
  METHODS
  Report of one case of a child who was determined to be a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy by ipecac poisoning who was hospitalized multiple times over a 4-year period at 2 different hospitals before an accurate diagnosis was made.
authors.affiliation: The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH 43614, USA. kcarter@meduohio.edu
authors.forename: Kathryn Elizabeth
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Izsak
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marlow
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007486:Ipecac / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D016735:Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D007486:Ipecac