| Literature DB >> 1757950 |
N Samaniah1, J Horowitz, D Buskila, S Sukenik.
Abstract
Factitious arthritis is an unusual manifestation of a factitious illness. We report a case of factitious arthritis after the self insertion of needles and fragments of metallic paper clips into the knee joint area. The case illustrates an unusual presentation of Munchausen's syndrome.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1757950
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Rheumatol ISSN: 0315-162X Impact factor: 4.666