Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Port Mathurin, Mauritius

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Classification of Renal Trauma and its Management: A Mini Review
  Author(s): Oliver Grend* and Jayan Morph
  
  The manufacture of illness by one person for the benefit of another is known as Munchausen syndrome via proxy. A survey of all Munchausen-byproxy cases indicated that 25% of the children had renal or urologic issues. Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome renal and urologic manifestations are not as prevalent as one may imagine. Although this illness can pose doctors with a challenging diagnostic challenge, being aware of it can help in the early discovery of falsification and lessen the physical and psychological harm to the victim. In this study, we performed a proxy analysis of Munchausen syndrome cases in paediatric nephrology, dividing them into groups based on the key presenting symptoms... Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-0959.2023.13.441

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