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7864318

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
We present a variant of Munchausen's syndrome not previously described in which acute severe asthma is the presenting complaint. The clinical presentation is so extreme that the patient has received artificial ventilation on several occasions despite having had normal arterial blood gas values. The patient appears to be able to mimic the signs of severe respiratory distress by means of a protracted Valsalva manoeuvre, and all signs of acute asthma instantaneously disappear with sedation. Because of the chronic 'asthma', and the frequent dramatic acute episodes, the patient successfully claims invalidity benefit, and has done so for many years.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-2409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1050-1
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Munchausen's syndrome. A case presenting as asthma requiring ventilation.
pubmed:affiliation
Morriston Hospital, Swansea, West Glamorgan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports