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Factitious hyperamylasuria by a nurse: symptom of Munchausen's syndrome.

N J Nasser1, S H Israelit, M Muhammad, F Basis.   

Abstract

A 30-year-old nurse presented with abdominal pain and tenderness. Her blood tests, including amylase, were normal. Urinary amylase was extremely high. The source of the increased urinary amylase was found to be the patient's saliva - she had spit into her urine sample. Subsequent investigation showed that she had Munchausen's syndrome.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17183026      PMCID: PMC2658174          DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.039677

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Emerg Med J        ISSN: 1472-0205            Impact factor:   2.740


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Journal:  Am J Gastroenterol       Date:  1985-11       Impact factor: 10.864

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