A visitor with Munchausen's syndrome
S Michael Crawford, Ganesan Jeyasanger and Marie Wright
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.5-4-400
Clin Med July 2005 S Michael Crawford
Airedale General Hospital, Keighley
Roles: Consultant Medical Oncologist
Ganesan Jeyasanger
Airedale General Hospital, Keighley
Roles: Staff Grade Practitioner in Medical Oncology
Marie Wright
Airedale General Hospital, Keighley
Roles: Ward Manager

Abstract
The arrival on the hospital ward of a person who was fabricating an illness was an unsettling experience for the medical and nursing staff involved. As the patient was expected only to be present for a short time and claimed to have a proven diagnosis, the approach may have been less rigorous than usual. The article describes the experience of three members of staff with a patient who proved to have Munchausen's syndrome, and their reaction to discovering the truth.
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A visitor with Munchausen's syndrome
S Michael Crawford, Ganesan Jeyasanger, Marie Wright
Clinical Medicine Jul 2005, 5 (4) 400-401; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-4-400
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