Citation

Tüfekçi O, Gözmen S, Yılmaz S, Hilkay Karapınar T, Cetin B, Burak Dursun O, Emiroğlu N, Oren H, Irken G. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. 2011; 28(5): 439-443.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Hematology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Informa Healthcare)

DOI

10.3109/08880018.2011.565493

PMID

21736476

Abstract

Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MBP) is an extreme form of child abuse where children were unnecessarily treated or investigated for medical conditions that were falsified by their caregivers. Here the authors report a 16-year-old female with the complaints of bleeding from multiple and unusual sites, including hemoptysis, hematuria, bloody tears, and bloody nipple discharge, all of which are only witnessed by her mother. Extensive investigation revealed no organic etiologies for bleeding. The diagnosis of MBP was put by a multidisciplinary team. The diagnosis of MBP must be kept in mind in conditions where there is no underlying organic pathology in a bleeding patient.

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