| Literature DB >> 24199786 |
Selcuk Uzuner1, Kayhan Bahali, Sema Kurban, Ufuk Erenberk, Erkan Cakir.
Abstract
Factitious disorder is characterized by deliberate production or imitation of physical or psychological symptoms in order to adopt the sick role. The disorder can be seen as factitious bleeding. Factitious bleeding is a rare disorder in pediatric population. The concomitant appearance of hemoptysis and hematuria in the same patient has not been previously reported. In this case report, we present a pediatric case of factitious disorder with both hemoptysis and hematuria.Entities:
Keywords: Bleeding; Child; Factitious disorder; Hematuria; Hemoptysis
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24199786 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.03.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gen Hosp Psychiatry ISSN: 0163-8343 Impact factor: 3.238