Munchausen by proxy syndrome mimicking systemic autoinflammatory disease: case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Helmut Wittkowski (Author), Claas Hinze (Author), Sigrid Häfner-Harms (Author), Vinzenz Oji (Author), Katja Masjosthusmann (Author), Martina Monninger (Author), Ulrike Grenzebach (Author), Dirk Foell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Systemic autoinflammatory diseases (SAIDs) represent a growing number of monogenic, polygenic or multifactorial disorders that are often difficult to diagnose. Case presentation Here we report a patient who was initially erroneously diagnosed and treated for SAID. Symptoms consis...