Munchausen syndrome by proxy

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Symptoms vary -- see the discussion under the causes section.

• The child's symptoms do not fit a classical picture of illness or do not fit together well.
• The child's symptoms improve at the hospital but reappear on return to the home.
• Blood in lab specimens does not match the patient's blood type.
• The presence of drugs or chemicals in serum, stool, or urine samples cannot be accounted for.
• The parent is overattentive or "too helpful."
• The parent is often involved in a health-care field, such as nursing.

Review Date: 06/13/2006
Reviewed By: Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.