Munchausen's syndrome. A case of factitious hemoptysis

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-67

  Saed, G ^a   Potalivo, S ^a,b   Panzini, L ^a   Bisetti, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemoptysis, etiology malingering; Munchausen syndrome; Self injurious behavior complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; REVIEW;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME;

EID: 0033088412     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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