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Otolaryngologica prevarica: Munchausen's syndrome update and report of a case
Author(s) -
Pender Daniel J.,
Pender Vivian Blotnick
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198004000-00012
Subject(s) - munchausen syndrome , medicine , psychology , computer science , medical emergency , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , child abuse
“ldquo;olorful lying is a central feature of Munchausen's, a syndrome well characterized despite an imperfect understanding of its psychiatric aspects. Reported otolaryngologic presentations are infrequent. A classic case is described in detail. A new name, “Otolaryngologica Prevarica,” is proposed to maintain awareness of the entity in the specialty. The psychodynamics and the relation to sadomasochism, hysteria and malingering are discussed.