TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Munchausen syndrome by proxy: an alarming face of child abuse
JO  - Indian journal of psychological medicine
A1  - Gehlawat, Pratibha
A1  - Gehlawat, Virender Kumar
A1  - Singh, Priti
A1  - Gupta, Rajiv
SP  - 90
EP  - 92
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
N2  - Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) is emerging as a serious form of child abuse. It is an intentional production of illness in another, usually children by mothers, to assume sick role by proxy. It is poorly understood and a controversial diagnosis. Treatment is very difficult. We present a case of 9-year-old boy brought to Pt. B. D. Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, a tertiary care hospital in northern India by his father and paternal uncle with complaints of hematemesis since July 2012. He underwent many invasive procedures until the diagnosis of MSBP was finally considered. The examination of the blood sample confirmed the diagnosis. The child was placed under custody of his mother. The case was reported to social services, which incorporated whole family in the management.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0253-7176
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.150850
ID  - ref1
ER  -