TY - JOUR PY - 1992// TI - Albuminuric growth failure. A case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy JO - Acta paediatrica A1 - Lyall, E. G. A1 - Stirling, H. F. A1 - Crofton, Patricia M. A1 - Kelnar, Christopher J. H. SP - 373 EP - 376 VL - 81 IS - 4 N2 - A five-year-old girl presented with profound growth failure, lethargy, vomiting and acidosis. A diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome by proxy was made after the demonstration of egg albumin, diphenhydramine and phenothiazine metabolites in her urine. Growth improved dramatically, but a subsequent child in the family died of sudden infant death syndrome.

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