TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Munchausen syndrome by proxy and pediatric nephrology
JO  - Néphrologie et thérapeutique
A1  - Bertulli, Cristina
A1  - Cochat, Pierre
SP  - 482
EP  - 484
VL  - 13
IS  - 6
N2  - Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a persistent fabrication of illness done by a person to another. Renal and urologic forms of this syndrome are not as uncommon as can be thought; a review of all the cases of Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome reveals that 25% of the children had renal or urologic issues. This syndrome can result in a serious diagnostic dilemma for the physicians; knowing this entity can allow early recognition of falsification and limit the physical and psychological damages caused in the victim. In this study, we reviewed the pediatric nephrology cases of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, grouping them through the principal signs of presentation.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Société francophone de néphrologie, dialyse et transplantation. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1769-7255
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nephro.2016.12.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -