"Munchausen Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A factitious disorder characterized by habitual presentation for hospital treatment of an apparent acute illness, the patient giving a plausible and dramatic history, all of which is false.
| Descriptor ID |
D009110
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.875.375.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Munchausen Syndrome- Munchausen Syndrome
- Syndrome, Munchausen
- Munchhausen Syndrome
- Syndrome, Munchhausen
- Syndrome, Hospital-Addiction
- Syndrome, Hospital Addiction
- Hospital-Addiction Syndrome
- Hospital Addiction Syndrome
- Hospital-Addiction Syndromes
- Syndromes, Hospital-Addiction
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Munchausen Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Recurrent nosocomial polymicrobial sepsis secondary to child abuse. Lancet. 1983 Sep 03; 2(8349):558-60.
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Neurologic Munchausen's redux. Neurology. 1982 Feb; 32(2):216.
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Telltale mouth flora: a clue to the diagnosis of factitious recurrent thigh abscesses. South Med J. 1979 Feb; 72(2):225-6.
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Munchausen syndrome. Its relationship to malingering, hysteria, and the physician-patient relationship. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1971 Jun; 24(6):573-8.