Lesaca T G
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, USA.
W V Med J. 1995 Nov-Dec;91(7):318-9.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a form of child abuse in which a parent simulates or produces illness in a child for the purpose of engaging in a supportive relationship with a physician or other health care provider. The child suffers from the parent's actions and is subjected to significant morbidity due to extensive medical diagnostic procedures ordered by the unsuspecting physician. The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of this disorder with respect to presentation, pathogenesis, and recognition.
代理型孟乔森综合征是一种虐待儿童的形式，即父母为了与医生或其他医护人员建立一种支持性的关系，而在孩子身上假装或制造疾病。孩子因父母的行为而受苦，并且由于毫无戒心的医生所安排的大量医疗诊断程序而遭受严重的发病风险。本文的目的是在临床表现、发病机制和识别方面更好地理解这种病症。
