Bleeding Diathesis or Fabrication: Munchausen Syndrome
Syeda Naqvia b c d e, Raad Asadullah Khana b c d e, Chintan Rupareliyaa b c d e f, Rida Hanifa b c d e g, Zeeshan Alia b c d e, Faiza Farooqa b d e h
- aJinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Jinnah Sindh Medical University (SMC)
- bDepartment of Neurology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
- cJinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Jinnah Sindh Medical University (SMC), Karachi, PAK
- dPsychiatry, Dow Medical College, Karachi, PAK
- ePsychiatry, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (jpmc), Karachi, PAK
- fDepartment of Neurology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- gMedicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University (SMC)
- hPsychiatry, Kings County Hospital Center
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Abstract
A case history of an 18-year-old female with a diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome is presented with a literature review of this rare syndrome. We present this case because of the young age and the patient's overwhelming response to cognitive behavioral therapy. We recommend collateral history taking, exclusion of all possible etiologies and detailed briefing of family members as it plays a vital role to reduce the mental and financial suffering of the patient.
TL;DRThis case is presented because of the young age and the patient's overwhelming response to cognitive behavioral therapy, and it is recommended collateral history taking, exclusion of all possible etiologies and detailed briefing of family members as it plays a vital role to reduce the mental and financial suffering of the patient. (Semantic Scholar)