PMID: 9545606Apr 18, 1998Paper

Infectious diseases presentations of Munchausen syndrome by proxy: case report and review of the literature

Clinical Pediatrics
J GoldfarbC Sabella

Abstract

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a form of abuse, usually of a child by a parent, in which a factitious illness is reported or produced in the child, resulting in unnecessary medical evaluations and treatments. A dramatic case of a 17-month-old infant with recurrent polymicrobial bacteremia prompted a review of cases diagnosed by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases consultation service at our referral children's hospital and a review of the infectious diseases presentations in the medical literature. The infectious diseases presentations of the syndrome as well as criteria for the diagnosis are reviewed and discussed.

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Dec 19, 2001·Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology·G Gidwani
Jan 30, 2007·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal·Christopher C BlythJeffrey J Post
Aug 30, 2005·Child Abuse & Neglect·Nida AwadallahJohanna Goldfarb
Nov 25, 2014·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·Kenneth M ZangwillHailong Vu
Apr 12, 2005·Clinical Pediatrics·Rebecka PeeblesJohanna Goldfarb
Jan 25, 2018·Einstein·Daniel de Sousa FilhoAlfredo Maluf Neto

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