TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Medical child abuse: a review by subspecialty
JO  - Advances in pediatrics
A1  - Egge, Melissa K.
SP  - 59
EP  - 80
VL  - 70
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0065-3101
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yapd.2023.03.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -