Letter re: Munchausen syndrome by genetics: Next-generation challenges for clinicians

Zittel et al.1 reported a very interesting patient who presented with a faked genetics test, along with faking clinical symptoms and signs, supporting diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome presenting as pseudo-dopa-responsive dystonia. The Clinical/Scientific Note provided an instructive example of how to pay attention to details that we usually take for granted during the busy clinician routine. It would be crucial to check if the patient had a specific motivation, such as pension application or welfare. Based on ICD-10, this differentiates Munchausen (F68.1) from person feigning illness (with obvious motivation) (Z76.5).
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: WRITECLICK & amp;reg; EDITOR ' S CHOICE Source Type: research