Munchausen syndrome revealed by subcutaneous limb emphysema: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Koufagued, Kaldadak ^a   Chafry, Bouchaib ^a   Benyass, Youssef ^a   Abissegue, Yves ^a   Benchebba, Driss ^a   Bouabid, Salim ^a   Belkacem, Chagar ^a  

^a MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Factitious disorder; Limb; Munchausen syndrome; Subcutaneous emphysema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARM SWELLING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOREIGN BODY; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SUBCUTANEOUS LIMB EMPHYSEMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURY; AUTOMUTILATION; COMPLICATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; SHOULDER; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARM INJURIES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SHOULDER JOINT; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84939226098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-015-0649-x     Document Type: Article

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