Hemolacria: A rare presentation of Munchausen Syndrome
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Ocular Oncology and Oculoplasty - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Munchausen syndrome is a factitious disorder, a mental disorder in which a person repeatedly and deliberately acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick. Munchausen syndrome is considered a mental illness because it is associated with severe emotional difficulties. Hemolacria or “bloody tears” is a rare presentation of Munchausen Syndrome. A 10 years old female child presented in OPD of ophthalmology department of MLN Medical college with the complain of bleeding from right eye of sudden onset. A complete physical, ocular, otolaryngological, dermatological and parasitological, haematological examination failed to reveal any clue towards a particular diagnosis. Hence a diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome was made by exclusion of other abnormalities.
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Aparajita Chaudhary, Mimansa Agasti
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