| Descriptor English: | Munchausen Syndrome | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Síndrome de Munchausen
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Síndrome de Munchausen | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Syndrome de Münchhausen | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Hospital Addiction Syndrome Hospital-Addiction Syndrome Hospital-Addiction Syndromes Munchhausen Syndrome Syndrome, Hospital Addiction Syndrome, Hospital-Addiction Syndrome, Munchausen Syndrome, Munchhausen Syndromes, Hospital-Addiction |
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| Tree number(s): |
F03.875.375.600 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009110 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A factitious disorder characterized by habitual presentation for hospital treatment of an apparent acute illness, the patient giving a plausible and dramatic history, all of which is false. |
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| Annotation: | dis symptoms fabricated by a person seeking hospitalization repeatedly; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY is available |
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| 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 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 |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 68 |
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| History Note: | 68(64) |
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| Related: |
Health Services Misuse
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| DeCS ID: | 9301 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D009110 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WM 178 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1968/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/06/30 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Mental Disorders [F03]Mental Disorders
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Munchausen Syndrome
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| Concept UI |
M0014205 |
| Scope note | A factitious disorder characterized by habitual presentation for hospital treatment of an apparent acute illness, the patient giving a plausible and dramatic history, all of which is false. |
| Preferred term | Munchausen Syndrome |
| Entry term(s) |
Hospital Addiction Syndrome Hospital-Addiction Syndrome Hospital-Addiction Syndromes Munchhausen Syndrome Syndrome, Hospital Addiction Syndrome, Hospital-Addiction Syndrome, Munchausen Syndrome, Munchhausen Syndromes, Hospital-Addiction |
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