Diagnostic problems of unusal somatic disorder - Munchausen syndrome by proxy

• Main Authors: Justyna Matuszewska (Author), Kamila Babkiewicz-Jahn (Author), Adrianna Szymańska (Author), Wiktoria Wilanowska (Author), Izabela Oleksak (Author), Karolina Maliszewska (Author), Natalia Załęska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction and purpose Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a factitious disorder characterized by the search for and induction of somatic symptoms, the falsification of laboratory results, and even the mutilation of  a loved one, usually a child, by a parent or caregiver. Paediatricians often only hav...