Munchausen's syndrome presenting as severe panniculitis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 720-722

  Falagas, Matthew E ^a,b,c,d   Christopoulou, M ^a   Rosmarakis, E S ^a   Vlastou, C ^a  

^a HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Alfa HealthCare   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Munchausen's syndrome; Panniculitis; Self induced disorder

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TIMENTIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PANNICULITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PANNICULITIS;

EID: 4344668888     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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