ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023
Munchausen syndrome by proxy: a case report.
Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Münchausen syndrome by proxy: a literary review and a reminder for every health care professional.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
- When Care Becomes Abuse: A Forensic-Medical Perspective on Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.Pediatric reports · 2025Article
- Knowledge and management of Münchausen's Syndrome by proxy: a survey conducted through the compilation of a questionnaire by pediatricians belonging to the Italian Society of Pediatrics.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Where Reality and Fantasy Collide-Prolonged Fever to Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Presenting as Pharyngeal Dysphagia and Recurrent Mouth Ulcers: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundInappropriately high levels of insulin secretion can cause the potentially fatal condition of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy. Our paper focuses on another cause of severe hypoglycemia, which can be easily missed. CASE PRESENTATION: An 18-month-old Saudi female was referred to our hospital for further investigation and management of her recurrent hypoglycemic attacks as a case of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy. During admission, we noticed multiple red flags from the history; the mother was insisting on a pancreatectomy, rather than going for a positron emission tomography scan, and most importantly, all hypoglycemic attacks occurred while the mother was around. Consequently, after further investigation, the case was diagnosed as a caregiver-fabricated illness, and the case was referred to the Child Protection Center.
conclusionsOne must have a high index of suspicion to diagnose caregiver-fabricated illness. Physicians should be more attentive to prevent such a disease, which could eventually become lethal if left unnoticed.
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