Ocular Munchausen’s Syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornices

Ocular Munchausen’s Syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornices

Munchausen’s Syndrome is a factitious disorder in which patients manipulate physicians through misrepresented signs and symptoms. The authors describe an 18-year-old woman with self-induced inoculation of ant’s particles inside her conjunctival fornices of both eyes. The crushed particles was confir...

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Main Authors: Huda Al Ghadeer, Saleh Al Othaimeen, Mohammad Al Amry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-10-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319453418300754
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spelling doaj-319c751fb4154c62822da1c65857e7842021-04-02T20:59:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Ophthalmology1319-45342018-10-01324353354Ocular Munchausen’s Syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornicesHuda Al Ghadeer0Saleh Al Othaimeen1Mohammad Al Amry2Emergency Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaEmergency Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorresponding author at: Emergency Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, PO Box 7191, Riyadh 11462, Saudi Arabia.; Emergency Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMunchausen’s Syndrome is a factitious disorder in which patients manipulate physicians through misrepresented signs and symptoms. The authors describe an 18-year-old woman with self-induced inoculation of ant’s particles inside her conjunctival fornices of both eyes. The crushed particles was confirmed to be crushed ant’s particles. Munchausen Syndrome can be seen with ophthalmic manifestations and should be considered in the differential diagnoses when ocular abnormalities cannot be explained. A sympathetic and supportive approach is therefore required and these patients should be urgently referred to a psychiatrist. Keywords: Ocular, Munchausen’s syndrome, Self-inflected, Factitious disorderhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319453418300754
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author Huda Al Ghadeer
Saleh Al Othaimeen
Mohammad Al Amry
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Mohammad Al Amry
Ocular Munchausen’s Syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornices
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
author_facet Huda Al Ghadeer
Saleh Al Othaimeen
Mohammad Al Amry
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title Ocular Munchausen’s Syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornices
title_short Ocular Munchausen’s Syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornices
title_full Ocular Munchausen’s Syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornices
title_fullStr Ocular Munchausen’s Syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornices
title_full_unstemmed Ocular Munchausen’s Syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornices
title_sort ocular munchausen’s syndrome induced by introduction of ant’s particles into the conjunctival fornices
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
issn 1319-4534
publishDate 2018-10-01
description Munchausen’s Syndrome is a factitious disorder in which patients manipulate physicians through misrepresented signs and symptoms. The authors describe an 18-year-old woman with self-induced inoculation of ant’s particles inside her conjunctival fornices of both eyes. The crushed particles was confirmed to be crushed ant’s particles. Munchausen Syndrome can be seen with ophthalmic manifestations and should be considered in the differential diagnoses when ocular abnormalities cannot be explained. A sympathetic and supportive approach is therefore required and these patients should be urgently referred to a psychiatrist. Keywords: Ocular, Munchausen’s syndrome, Self-inflected, Factitious disorder
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319453418300754
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