@article{ref1,
title="Medical child abuse: a review by subspecialty",
journal="Advances in pediatrics",
year="2023",
author="Egge, Melissa K.",
volume="70",
number="1",
pages="59-80",
abstract="Medical child abuse (MCA), formerly called Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP or MSBP), occurs when a caregiver, usually the mother, falsifies or exaggerates symptoms resulting in harm to a child through inappropriate medical care. MCA is underrecognized, underreported, and results in significant morbidity and mortality. Pediatrics subspecialists should consider MCA when unusual disease presentation [THAT] do not respond to traditional treatments. This article reviews the more common diagnoses encountered in MCA cases by specialty.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0065-3101",
doi="10.1016/j.yapd.2023.03.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yapd.2023.03.005"
}