Otolaryngological manifestations of factitious disorders - A case and literature review

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 981-983

  Gadre, Arun K ^a   Desautel, M Gregory ^a   Senders, Craig W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Factitious disorders; Munchausen syndrome; Orbit; Subcutaneous emphysema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; FACE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; ORBIT; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PSEUDODEMENTIA; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 0029966873     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100135510     Document Type: Article

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