scholarly journals Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome Associated with Fecal Contamination: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse Sahin ◽  
Nazan Dalgic ◽  
Atilla Tekin ◽  
Julide Kenar ◽  
Bekir Yukcu
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Fecal Contamination ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome

scholarly journals Munchausen by proxy syndrome mimicking systemic autoinflammatory disease: case report and review of the literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Wittkowski ◽  
Claas Hinze ◽  
Sigrid Häfner-Harms ◽  
Vinzenz Oji ◽  
Katja Masjosthusmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Autoinflammatory Disease ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disease Case ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome

Issues in the identification and long-term management of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome within a clinical infant service

1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karlen Lyons-Ruth ◽  
Margaret Kaufman ◽  
Nina Masters ◽  
Jenai Wu
Keyword(s):  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome ◽  
Term Management

A Case With Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome: Difficulties At Diagnose

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Güven Seçkin KIRCI ◽  
Nurşen TURAN YURTSEVER ◽  
Hasan OKUMUŞ ◽  
İsmail BİRİNCİOĞLU
Keyword(s):  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome

Follow-Up Of A Case Of Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 1395-1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert Schreier ◽  
Lawrence R. Ricci
Keyword(s):  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome

Obstacles to the Treatment of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

1983 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID A. WALLER
Keyword(s):  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome

Munchausen by proxy syndrome: A modern pediatric challenge

1994 ◽  
Vol 125 (6) ◽  
pp. S110-S115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert A. Schreler ◽  
Judith A. Libow
Keyword(s):  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome

scholarly journals MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY SYNDROME

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-209
Author(s):  
Ayşe AKPINAR
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome ◽  
Shed Light

In this study, the main aim is to shed light onto the Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome news case articles from Turkey and the USA as well as to increase awareness related to the topic. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is a form of child abuse and as the perpetrator of the abuse mostly a parent of the victim, it is not easy to prove the abuse by the medical staff. Most of the time, the perpetrator is ‘mother’ of the child, who fabricates a story about the child’s sickness and seeks for medical attention for the child.

Munchausen by proxy syndrome mimicking childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
A C A Kuhne ◽  
A C Pitta ◽  
S C Galassi ◽  
A M F Gonçalves ◽  
A C A Cardoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Antinuclear Antibodies ◽  
Childhood Onset ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Macroscopic Hematuria ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome ◽  
Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a chronic inflammatory multisystem autoimmune disease that requires multiple differential diagnoses. Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBPS) is a form of child abuse, where a caregiver intentionally creates a medical history and induces or fabricates signs or disease in a patient. To our knowledge, there is no case report of MBPS mimicking cSLE diagnosis. We reported herein a 9-year-old male patient, with a history of multiple hospitalizations due to seizures with altered levels of consciousness. The mother reported malar rash, photosensitivity, alopecia, arthralgia, arterial hypertension, macroscopic hematuria, seizure and positive antinuclear antibodies. In the other service, he was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone, prednisone and mycophenolate mofetil. At 8 years and 8 months, he was admitted to our tertiary center with history of fever and macroscopic hematuria. Laboratory examinations were normal, including negative for antinuclear antibodies, anti-double stranded DNA, anticardiolipin, anti-Ro/SSA, anti-La/SSB, anti-RNP and anti-Sm antibodies. Multiple urine cultures revealed the presence of Enterococcus faecium, Acinetobacter sp., Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Serratia marcescens, without any association with pyuria. At 8 years and 9 months, he was readmitted at emergency room with history of severe fever, headache, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia and dizziness. The physical examination showed agitation, confusion, ataxic gait, slurred speech, horizontal nystagmus, painful facial expressions, tachycardia and weight loss. Brain magnetic resonance angiography and cerebrospinal fluid analysis were normal. During hospitalization, he had an acute episode of epistaxis and otalgia with excoriation in the auditory canal. At that moment, the suspicion of MBPS mimicking cSLE was raised and phenytoin intoxication was confirmed (peak phenytoin concentration was 45.4 mcg/mL, therapeutic range 10–20 mcg/mL). The mother and the patient were immediately separated, and she was replaced by another legal guardian. One week later, the neurological and other signs and symptoms were completely resolved. The child was placed under paternal custody with a court order and moved to another state. After that, the mother reported phenytoin use for her child and was referred to psychiatric follow-up. In conclusion, the first case of MBPS mimicking cSLE, resulting in multiple unnecessary examinations and treatments with delayed diagnosis was reported.

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