Citation

Porter GE, Heitsch GM, Miller MD. Child Abuse Negl. 1994; 18(9): 789-794.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Since the initial description of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) (Meadow, 1977), numerous cases have been reported varying from as simple as the complaint of a nonexistent symptom to those as complicated as altered laboratory tests leading to the false diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (Orenstein & Wasserman, 1986; Rosenberg, 1987). We report three findings previously unreported: esophageal perforation, retrograde intussusception, and tooth loss. Bradycardia has been previously reported associated with suffocation (Meadow, 1984), but in our case may have been caused by carotid artery massage. We also suggest possible induction by the mother of premature rupture of fetal membranes leading to delivery of infected infants. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Child Abuse & Neglect, 1994. Copyright © 1994 by Elsevier Science)

Adult Female
Adult Mother
Adult Offender
Adult Parent
Adult Violence
Parent Offender
Mother Offender
Domestic Violence Offender
Child Abuse Offender
Munchausen Syndrome
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