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  • Title: From oliguria to urinary incontinence: a case of Munchausen's syndrome in an adolescent boy.
    Author: Marzuillo P, Marotta R, Apicella A, Guarino S, Esposito T, Della Vecchia N, Diplomatico M, Polito C, Perrone L, La Manna A.
    Journal: Int J Adolesc Med Health; 2016 Aug 05; 30(2):. PubMed ID: 27508955.
    Abstract:
    Factitious disorders are characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced or feigned in order to assume the sick role. "Munchausen's syndrome" is one of these disorders and often is under-recognized or only suspected after unnecessary investigations. We report the case of a 15-year-old boy who came to our notice because of reduced urine output and recurrent abdominal pain during the previous 3 months. The patient attended several emergency room visits and he had been hospitalized for 1 month in an adult internal medicine department because of "oliguria". He had undergone several invasive investigations with normal results before the diagnosis of Munchausen's syndrome was made. General pediatricians and practitioners should be aware that suspecting Munchausen's syndrome in the first instance in the management of a patient showing discrepancies between reported urinary symptoms and the detectable clinical signs could avoid unnecessary and invasive exams.
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