[Münchausen syndrome by proxy. A case report]

A Moussaoui; N Fejjal; K Ababou; K Tourabi; A Ennouhi; Y Ribag; A Slaoui; J Sqalli; H Ihrai

doi:10.1016/j.anplas.2008.05.005

[Münchausen syndrome by proxy. A case report]

Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2009 Feb;54(1):88-90. doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2008.05.005. Epub 2008 Oct 19.

[Article in French]

Authors

A Moussaoui¹, N Fejjal, K Ababou, K Tourabi, A Ennouhi, Y Ribag, A Slaoui, J Sqalli, H Ihrai

Affiliation

¹ Service de chirurgie plastique, centre des brûlés, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco. zawa100@caramail.com

PMID: 18938018
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2008.05.005

Abstract

The plastic surgeon rarely encounters patients with factitious disorders. The syndrome of Münchausen by proxy is a part of it. We put the point on this syndrome through a clinical observation of an eight-year-old girl victim of parental abuse.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Child
Child Abuse / diagnosis
Child Abuse / psychology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Mother-Child Relations*
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / diagnosis*
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / psychology*