Cutaneous Munchausen's syndrome caused by self-injections of fermented beans

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 886-887

  Tochigi, M ^a   Hara, H ^a   Goshima, J ^a   Kobayashi, M ^a   Shimizu, H ^a   Yokoyama, A ^a   Matsunaga, A ^a   Takemura, T ^b   Terui, T ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Division of Dermatology   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ADULT; BACILLUS; BEAN; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SELF INJECTION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FISTULA; SKIN ULCER; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

ADULT; FABACEAE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 45249092194     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02488.x     Document Type: Letter

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