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Case Reports
. 1990 Oct;136(3):165-6.
doi: 10.1136/jramc-136-03-10.

A case of military Munchausen's syndrome

J E Hambidge  1 , D R Richardson
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Case Reports

A case of military Munchausen's syndrome

J E Hambidge et al. J R Army Med Corps. 1990 Oct.

Abstract

Since its initial description in 1951 many variants of Munchausen's Syndrome have been described. This present case report is of a patient who adopts military rank in order to gain admission to a service hospital: a case of Military Munchausen's Syndrome.

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