title: [Münchhausen syndrome by proxy].
abstract: Münchhausen syndrome by proxy is a factitious disorder, a disease produced or simulated by a parent, the mother in most cases. Clinical presentation is miscellaneous (factitious bleeding, epilepsy, apnea are frequent) and unusual. Physicians participate in the abuse by their therapeutic and diagnostical measures. It is very important to think about this diagnostic in any ambiguous situation in order to evaluate and protect the child.
authors.affiliation: Service de psychopathologie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, hôpital Robert-Debré, 48, boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France. marie-france.leheuzey@rdb.aphp.fr
authors.forename: M-F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Le Heuzey
authors.forename: M-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mouren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016735:Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology