Carter Kathryn Elizabeth, Izsak Eugene, Marlow James
The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Sep;22(9):655-6. doi: 10.1097/01.pec.0000227871.69309.d7.
To present a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy caused by ipecac poisoning to increase the awareness of their warning signs and symptoms so that they may be recognized and diagnosed earlier.
Report of one case of a child who was determined to be a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy by ipecac poisoning who was hospitalized multiple times over a 4-year period at 2 different hospitals before an accurate diagnosis was made.