A pediatric case of factitious disorder with unexplained bleeding symptoms.

Gen Hosp Psychiatry

Department of Pediatrics, Bezmialem Vakif University, Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.

Published: July 2014

Factitious disorder is characterized by deliberate production or imitation of physical or psychological symptoms in order to adopt the sick role. The disorder can be seen as factitious bleeding. Factitious bleeding is a rare disorder in pediatric population. The concomitant appearance of hemoptysis and hematuria in the same patient has not been previously reported. In this case report, we present a pediatric case of factitious disorder with both hemoptysis and hematuria.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.03.003DOI Listing

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