Open Medicine
(Nov 2019)
Münchausen syndrome as an unusual cause of pseudo-resistant hypertension: a case report
Kobusiak-Prokopowicz Małgorzata,
Marciniak Anna,
Tokarczyk Bogdan,
Kała Maria,
Leszek Jerzy,
Mysiak Andrzej
Affiliations
Kobusiak-Prokopowicz Małgorzata
Cardiology Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556Wroclaw, Poland
Marciniak Anna
Cardiology Department, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367Wroclaw, Poland
Tokarczyk Bogdan
Institute of Forensic Research, 31-033Krakow, Poland
Kała Maria
Institute of Forensic Research, 31-033Krakow, Poland
Leszek Jerzy
Psychiatry Department, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367Wroclaw, Poland
Mysiak Andrzej
Cardiology Department, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367Wroclaw, Poland
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2019-0094
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14,
no. 1
Abstract
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Münchausen syndrome can be characterized by simulated illness, pathological lying and wandering from place to place (the patient typically presents to numerous hospitals). Individuals with elevated blood pressure due to non-adherence to medication have the so-called pseudo-resistant hypertension.
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