TY - JOUR
T1 - The bacteriologically battered baby
T2 - Another case of munchausen by proxy
AU - Hodge, Dee
AU - Schwartz, Willaim
AU - Sargent, John
AU - Bodurtha, Joann
AU - Starr, Stuart
PY - 1982/4
Y1 - 1982/4
N2 - We present a case in which a mother who had had self-inflicted infections as a teenager also caused life-threatening infections in her year-old child. After testing for and treating various immunologic deficiencies without success, it was apparent that the infection was caused by contamination of intravenous sites. Strict isolation of the patient, with restricted and observed visitations by the mother, was the critical step in stopping the infections. Because the woman took her child to several emergency departments, this case is presented to alert emergency personnel to this entity and to explain some of the dynamics and the social issues that cause the problem.
AB - We present a case in which a mother who had had self-inflicted infections as a teenager also caused life-threatening infections in her year-old child. After testing for and treating various immunologic deficiencies without success, it was apparent that the infection was caused by contamination of intravenous sites. Strict isolation of the patient, with restricted and observed visitations by the mother, was the critical step in stopping the infections. Because the woman took her child to several emergency departments, this case is presented to alert emergency personnel to this entity and to explain some of the dynamics and the social issues that cause the problem.
KW - Munchausen syndrome
KW - child abuse
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0020316452&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0196-0644(82)80499-X
DO - 10.1016/S0196-0644(82)80499-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 7073037
AN - SCOPUS:0020316452
SN - 0196-0644
VL - 11
SP - 205
EP - 207
JO - Annals of emergency medicine
JF - Annals of emergency medicine
IS - 4
ER -