Factitious disorder, previously referred to as Munchausen syndrome, is a condition in which an individual deceives others by appearing ill, impaired, or injured. This can involve faking, purposely ...

Factitious disorders are self-induced symptoms or diseases. One of the best characterized of these is factitious hypoglycemia. It may occur in both the fasting and postprandial states. Early diagnosis ...

Diagnosing medical conditions is not easy. Patients can have nondescript symptoms that could point to common problems as easily as rare or poorly understood ones. They can sprinkle in irrelevant ...

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People feign illness for so many reasons. Sometimes it could be a good excuse to avoid an event such as a party or a test. Most of the time, this feigning won't involve extreme exaggeration of ...

Examination: The patient was “entirely focused on physical symptoms…easily distractible…and manipulative.” She stated and implied that the physicians’ questions regarding the neurologic nature of her ...

We report the case of a young female patient who self-induced a chronic keratoconjunctivitis by inserting tissue paper and cotton wool into her conjunctival fornices. A 17-year-old woman was referred ...

Treatment of factitious hypoglycemia, whether it is insulin- or sulfonylurea-induced, takes place in 2 stages. [3] The first stage involves relieving the neuroglycopenic symptoms by restoring the low ...

The patient presented with complaints of increased muscle tone in her back muscles and the right side of her body starting in adolescence. While the term “Munchausen syndrome” is still commonly used, ...