An adolescent in Istanbul with Munchausen's syndrome

被引:2
作者
Polat, A [1 ]
Kulaksizoglu, IB [1 ]
Vatansever, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Istanbul Univ, Istanbul, Turkey
关键词
Munchausen's; treatment; self-injection;
D O I
10.2190/910E-U100-KGTP-RQNT
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
This article presents the treatment period for a 16-year-old girl with Munchausen's syndrome. She was initially referred to the hospital with emphysema of the face, which turned out to be due to self-injection of air. She had an eight-month hospitalization period for the diagnosis of her condition. After the diagnosis was established she was treated by our psychiatric team and followed for 21 months successfully without recurrence.
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