UNEXPLAINED MENORRHAGIA AND HEMATURIA - A CASE-REPORT OF MUNCHAUSEN-SYNDROME BY PROXY

Unexplained menorrhagia and hematuria occurred in a 13-year-old female with a mild inherited platelet disorder who had never experienced pri or bleeding as a result of this disorder. An intensive search revealed that this patient was receiving coumadin that was given by the mother . In addition, the mother drew large volumes of blood from the patient under the pretense of following a physician's orders. The mother also falsified the laboratory data to erase from her daughter's file a lab oratory result documenting warfarin in the blood.