@article{ref1,
title="Munchausen syndrome revealed by subcutaneous limb emphysema: a case report",
journal="Journal of medical case reports",
year="2015",
author="Koufagued, Kaldadak and Chafry, Bouchaib and Benyass, Youssef and Abissegue, Yves and Benchebba, Driss and Bouabid, Salim and Belkacem, Chagar",
volume="9",
number="1",
pages="172-172",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Limb subcutaneous emphysema secondary to a Munchausen syndrome represents a rare and severe entity because it involves the functional prognosis of the limb and vital prognosis of the patient. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of an 18-year-old Moroccan woman patient who presented to our hospital with a subcutaneous emphysema of the shoulder girdle and the right arm, caused by our patient. Treatment was aggressive, with a wide surgical debridement, parenteral antibiotic therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The results have been favorable. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The correlation of anamnestic data and clinical and para-clinical exams were essential for the diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome in this case. In this regard, we report a rare case of subcutaneous limb emphysema secondary to Munchausen syndrome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1752-1947",
doi="10.1186/s13256-015-0649-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0649-x"
}