title: A pediatric case of factitious disorder with unexplained bleeding symptoms.
abstract: Factitious disorder is characterized by deliberate production or imitation of physical or psychological symptoms in order to adopt the sick role. The disorder can be seen as factitious bleeding. Factitious bleeding is a rare disorder in pediatric population. The concomitant appearance of hemoptysis and hematuria in the same patient has not been previously reported. In this case report, we present a pediatric case of factitious disorder with both hemoptysis and hematuria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Bezmialem Vakif University, Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uzuner
authors.forename: Kayhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bahali
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurban
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Erenberk
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakir
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role
keywords: Bleeding; Child; Factitious disorder; Hematuria; Hemoptysis