@article{ref1,
title="Corrosive poisoning mimicking cicatricial pemphigoid: Munchausen by proxy",
journal="Child: care, health and development",
year="2007",
author="Peykerli, G. and Kilic, G. and Akcay, A. and Tamay, Z. and Guler, N. and Ones, U. and Devecioglu, E.",
volume="33",
number="4",
pages="496-499",
abstract="Background: Munchausen by proxy (MBP) is a severe form of abuse in which a caregiver simulates or fabricates illness in another person, primarily the elderly and children, which can even result in death. Case: We report two siblings who were victims of MBP, one of whom died. A very rare diagnosis, cicatricial pemphigoid was suspected in the 2-year-old girl who was first abused. She was hospitalized twice, for 3 and 4 months, respectively. Her second hospitalization ended with her death. MBP was diagnosed after the second sibling's admission with similar atypical signs and symptoms. It was realized that a household-cleaning product, sodium hydroxide, was administered repeatedly by oral route to the children by their own mother. Conclusions: Physicians must consider the diagnosis of MBP whenever they are confronted with unusual, persistent or recurrent signs and symptoms in a child.   <p></p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-1862",
doi="10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00731.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00731.x"
}