Citation

Kahn G, Goldman E. J. Speech Hear. Res. 1991; 34(4): 957-959.

Affiliation

Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, American Speech and Hearing Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1956202

Abstract

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a form of child abuse in which a mother causes or simulates her child's symptoms and presents the child for diagnosis and treatment. All previously reported cases have involved acute illnesses. This case study describes the ways in which a mother obtained a diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss as well as amplification for her normally hearing infant.

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