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Descriptor
English
:
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Munchausen Causado por Tercero
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Munchausen Causada por Terceiro
Tree Number:
I01.198.240.856.350.250.525
I01.880.735.900.350.250.525
I01.880.787.293.292.525
Definition
English
:
A phenomenon in which
symptoms
of a
disease
are fabricated by an individual other than the patient causing unnecessary, and often painful, physical examinations and treatments. This
syndrome
is considered a form of
CHILD ABUSE
, since another individual, usually a parent, is the source of the fabrication of
symptoms
and presents the
child
for
medical care.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
dis
symptoms
fabricated by person other than patient, usually a parent for a
child
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VI
virology
Record Number:
29954
Unique Identifier:
D016735
Occurrence in VHL
:
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