Open AccessMunchausen syndrome: Playing sick or sick player
Author(s) -
Jyoti Prakash,
Ratan Das,
Kalpana Srivastava,
Priyadarshee Patra,
Sarah Khan,
R Shashikumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.144975
Subject(s) - sick child , medicine , psychology , pediatrics
Munchausen syndrome is rare factitious disorder which entails frequent hospitalization, pathological lying and intentional production of symptoms for sick role. Management requires collateral history taking, sound clinical approach, exclusion of organicity and addressing psychological issues. A case which presented with unusual symptoms of similar dimension is discussed here. The case brings out finer nuances in evaluation and management of this entity.