Acute respiratory failure leading to emergency intubation: An unusual manifestation of Munchausen's syndrome

Resuscitation

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 534-539

  Klaassen, F Antonique J ^a   Schober, Patrick ^a   Schwarte, Lothar A ^a   Boer, Christa ^a   Loer, Stephan A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Psychiatric factitious disorder; Respiratory failure; Tracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 35748941630     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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