Factitious Disorder Masquerading as a Life-Threatening Anaphylaxis

• Autori principali: Resha Khanal MD (Autore), Selin Sendil MD (Autore), Sharad Oli MBBS (Autore), Binita Bhandari MD (Autore), Anas Atrash MD (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: SAGE Publishing, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Factitious disorder is a psychiatric disorder in which sufferers intentionally fabricate physical or psychological symptoms in order to assume the role of the patient, without any obvious gain. We present a case of a 23-year-old female with chronic urticaria who presented with dyspnea, dysphasia, mi...