TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Münchausen syndrome by proxy - two case reports
JO  - Jornal de Pediatria
A1  - Pires, J. M.
A1  - Molle, L. D.
SP  - 281
EP  - 286
VL  - 75
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To draw pediatrician's and healthcare worker's attention to the Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a serious kind of child abuse. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We report the clinical history and the evolution of two patients, based on a review of these patient's files in the Children's Rights Committee of the Hospital da Criança Santo Antônio, for further discussion. The first case reports a 5- year old child that presented difficult-controlling seizures; this case had an excellent prognosis after being examined by several specialists and later on by the Children's Right Committee. The second case reported is a 5-month old infant who presented apnea crisis accompanied by cyanosis and seizures. COMMENT: Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a relatively rare clinical entity, that can be difficult to be diagnosed, leading to unnecessary and potentially harmful diagnostic procedures to the child.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0021-7557
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -