
A síndrome de Munchhausen resulta de um distúrbio psiquiátrico, no qual os pacientes conscientemente procuram demonstrar sinais e sintomas de doenças orgânicas graves. Foram encontrados na literatura 23 casos de hemoptise fictícia associada à síndrome de Munchhausen, dois com o mesmo mecanismo aqui descrito. Relata-se o caso de um paciente com diversas admissões hospitalares recentes por escarros sangüíneos, que resultavam em exaustivas investigações diagnósticas inconclusivas. Insistentemente questionado, confessou que aspirava o próprio sangue com uma seringa, armazenando-o na cavidade oral, e eliminando-o para forjar a hemoptise. A síndrome de Munchhausen deve ser considerada em pacientes com hemoptise de etiologia obscura.
Hemoptise fictícia, Factitious hemoptysis, Diagnóstico, Diagnosis, Síndrome de Munchausen, Munchhausen syndrome
Hemoptise fictícia, Factitious hemoptysis, Diagnóstico, Diagnosis, Síndrome de Munchausen, Munchhausen syndrome
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