Munchausen syndrome in hematology: case reports of three variants and review of the literature.

Abstract excerpt

We describe five patients with hematologic Munchausen syndrome who were discovered within 5 years. The patients presented for hematologic evaluation of coagulopathy, iron-deficiency anemia, or macrohematuria with severe anemia. The final diagnoses were phenprocoumon intake (2x), self-inflicted phlebotomy (2x), and urogenital manipulation (1x). All five patients were female ranging in age between 23 and 45 years;...

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Genetic Variation
• Hematologic Diseases
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Munchausen Syndrome