Factitious Disorder Masquerading as a Life-Threatening Anaphylaxis

Factitious disorder is a psychiatric disorder in which sufferers intentionally fabricate physical or psychological symptoms in order to assume the role of the patient, without any obvious gain. We present a case of a 23-year-old female with chronic urticaria who presented with dyspnea, dysphasia, mi...

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Main Authors: Resha Khanal MD, Selin Sendil MD, Sharad Oli MBBS, Binita Bhandari MD, Anas Atrash MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096211006248