Ocular Munchausen's syndrome

Patients with contrived histories and/or self-induced physical abnormalities (Munchausen's syndrome) are often successful in deceiving physicians. We recently cared for four patients with ocular Munchausen's syndrome. Self-induced ocular manifestations included voluntary nystagmus, subconj...

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Published inOphthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 93; no. 8; p. 1120
Main Authors Rosenberg, P N, Krohel, G B, Webb, R M, Hepler, R S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1986
Subjects
Adult
Eye Diseases - complications
Eye Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Eye Diseases - pathology
Female
Humans
Munchausen Syndrome - complications
Radiography
Self Mutilation
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Summary:Patients with contrived histories and/or self-induced physical abnormalities (Munchausen's syndrome) are often successful in deceiving physicians. We recently cared for four patients with ocular Munchausen's syndrome. Self-induced ocular manifestations included voluntary nystagmus, subconjunctival hemorrhages, chronic orbital emphysema requiring exenteration, corneal alkali burns, erosions and ulcerations, and abscesses of the periorbital area. Correct diagnoses of ocular Munchausen's syndrome were made only after extensive medical and surgical investigations. Suggestions for evaluation and treatment will also be discussed.
ISSN:0161-6420
DOI:10.1016/S0161-6420(86)33613-3