RADIOLOGICAL FEATURES IN A CASE OF MUNCHAUSEN-SYNDROME BY PROXY

Authors
AIDEYAN UO SMITH WL
Citation
Uo. Aideyan et Wl. Smith, RADIOLOGICAL FEATURES IN A CASE OF MUNCHAUSEN-SYNDROME BY PROXY, Pediatric radiology, 25(1), 1995, pp. 70-71
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
70 - 71
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1995)25:1<70:RFIACO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a type of child abuse which is usually diagnosed on clinical grounds. In occasional instances, radiological diagnosis plays a role in the recognition of this disorder. We present the radiological findings in a child with an unusual osteomyelitis ow ing to Munchausen syndrome by proxy.