An unusual case of factitious arthritis

N Samaniah; J Horowitz; D Buskila; S Sukenik

An unusual case of factitious arthritis

J Rheumatol. 1991 Sep;18(9):1424-6.

Authors

N Samaniah¹, J Horowitz, D Buskila, S Sukenik

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine A, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

PMID: 1757950

Abstract

Factitious arthritis is an unusual manifestation of a factitious illness. We report a case of factitious arthritis after the self insertion of needles and fragments of metallic paper clips into the knee joint area. The case illustrates an unusual presentation of Munchausen's syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthritis / diagnostic imaging
Arthritis / etiology*
Arthritis / pathology
Factitious Disorders / complications*
Female
Humans
Knee Joint / diagnostic imaging
Knee Joint / pathology
Munchausen Syndrome / complications*
Munchausen Syndrome / diagnosis
Munchausen Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Needles
Radiography
Self-Injurious Behavior / complications*