Citation

Goñi González T, Martínez Roda MJ, de la Cerda Ojeda F, Gómez De Terreros I. An. Pediatr. 2008; 68(6): 609-611.

Vernacular Title

Sindrome de Munchausen por poderes.

Affiliation

Servicio de Pediatría General. Hospital Infantil Virgen del Rocío. Sevilla. España. tgonigo@hotmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Asociacion Espanola de Pediatria, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18559202

Abstract

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is an illness which is very difficult to diagnose. It has a high morbidity and mortality rate. The knowledge of the characteristics of the victim and the perpetrator can be quite useful for its early recognition. The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, has recently brought the terms for the syndrome up to date. We look at this updating and present six cases diagnosed in our hospital, analysing their main features and comparing them with the medical literature.

Language: es