title: Munchausen syndrome: Playing sick or sick player.
abstract: Munchausen syndrome is rare factitious disorder which entails frequent hospitalization, pathological lying and intentional production of symptoms for sick role. Management requires collateral history taking, sound clinical approach, exclusion of organicity and addressing psychological issues. A case which presented with unusual symptoms of similar dimension is discussed here. The case brings out finer nuances in evaluation and management of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Base Hospital Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shashikumar
keywords: Munchausen syndrome; management; pathological lying