Obesity as a Presentation of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
| Autor: | Carla Cristina J. N. de Almeida, Valmir Aparecido de Oliveira, Nilton Antonio de Souza Filho, Carlos Alberto Nogueira-de-Almeida, Natália Inocêncio Pereira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Child abuse Pediatric Obesity medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Mothers Childhood obesity Body Mass Index Diagnosis Differential Fathers 03 medical and health sciences Presentation 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Maternal Behavior Psychiatry Set (psychology) Proxy (statistics) media_common business.industry medicine.disease Obesity 030227 psychiatry Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Etiology Munchausen syndrome business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 64:78-81 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3664 0142-6338 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/tropej/fmx027 |
| Popis: | Objective To describe a case of an obese child whose weight gain was related to the Munchausen Syndrome by proxy (MSP). Methods This is a case report including information regarding the child's clinical history and the mother's behavior. The common features of the syndrome are confronted with the description of the case, seeking to demonstrate the similarities. Results The description ratifies the diagnosis based on the signs and symptoms presented by the child ( |
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