Autopsy confirmation of severe pulmonary interstitial fibrosis secondary to Munchausen syndrome presenting as cystic fibrosis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1194-1198

  Croft, Philip R ^a   Racz, Mark I ^a   Bloch, John D ^b   Palmer, Charles H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c Presbyterian Hospital Albuquerque   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cystic fibrosis; Forensic science; Munchausen syndrome

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXAMINATION; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG DISEASE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY TALCOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 24644443153     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2005001     Document Type: Article

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