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Descriptor English: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Munchausen Causado por Tercero
Descriptor síndrome de Munchausen causado por terceros
Entry term(s) síndrome de Munchausen por delegación
síndrome de Munchausen por poderes
síndrome de Munchausen procurado por adultos
Scope note: Fenómeno en el que los síntomas de la enfermedad son creados por otro individuo que no es el paciente, haciendo que se realicen exploraciones físicas y tratamientos innecesarios y a menudo dolorosos. Este síndrome es considerado como MALTRATO INFANTIL cuando otro individuo, generalmente uno de los padres es quien inventa los síntomas y lleva al niño para que se le preste atención médica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome de Munchausen Causada por Terceiro
Descriptor French: Syndrome de Münchhausen par procuration
Tree number(s): F03.875.375.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016735
Scope note: A phenomenon in which symptoms of a disease are fabricated by an individual other than the patient causing unnecessary, and often painful, physical examinations and treatments. This syndrome is considered a form of CHILD ABUSE, since another individual, usually a parent, is the source of the fabrication of symptoms and presents the child for medical care.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Munchausen Syndrome (1977-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Related: Child Abuse MeSH
DeCS ID: 29954
Unique ID: D016735
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/04/29
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - Preferred
Concept UI M0025483
Scope note A phenomenon in which symptoms of a disease are fabricated by an individual other than the patient causing unnecessary, and often painful, physical examinations and treatments. This syndrome is considered a form of CHILD ABUSE, since another individual, usually a parent, is the source of the fabrication of symptoms and presents the child for medical care.
Preferred term Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy



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