Munchausen’s Syndrome Presenting as Hemoptysis in a 12-Year-Old Girl
The case of Munchausen’s syndrome presenting as hemop-tysis in a 12-year-old girl is presented. The features of Munchausen's syndrome are reviewed. Munchausen’s syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis of hemoptysis in a child, especially when accompanied by a dramatic presenta...
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| description | The case of Munchausen’s syndrome presenting as hemop-tysis in a 12-year-old girl is presented. The features of Munchausen's syndrome are reviewed. Munchausen’s syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis of hemoptysis in a child, especially when accompanied by a dramatic presentation, changing symptoms and negative diagnostic investigations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-635cdb736514414db30be3049e085f5e2025-02-03T05:52:40ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412001-01-018643944210.1155/2001/538143Munchausen’s Syndrome Presenting as Hemoptysis in a 12-Year-Old GirlCandice L Bjornson0Valerie G Kirk1Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaThe case of Munchausen’s syndrome presenting as hemop-tysis in a 12-year-old girl is presented. The features of Munchausen's syndrome are reviewed. Munchausen’s syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis of hemoptysis in a child, especially when accompanied by a dramatic presentation, changing symptoms and negative diagnostic investigations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/538143 |
| spellingShingle | Candice L Bjornson Valerie G Kirk Munchausen’s Syndrome Presenting as Hemoptysis in a 12-Year-Old Girl Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Munchausen’s Syndrome Presenting as Hemoptysis in a 12-Year-Old Girl |
| title_full | Munchausen’s Syndrome Presenting as Hemoptysis in a 12-Year-Old Girl |
| title_fullStr | Munchausen’s Syndrome Presenting as Hemoptysis in a 12-Year-Old Girl |
| title_full_unstemmed | Munchausen’s Syndrome Presenting as Hemoptysis in a 12-Year-Old Girl |
| title_short | Munchausen’s Syndrome Presenting as Hemoptysis in a 12-Year-Old Girl |
| title_sort | munchausen s syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in a 12 year old girl |
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