TY - JOUR
AU - Milroy, C. M.
AB -  Munchausen syndrome by proxy is characterised by the invention of a false history and/or the deliberate inducement of a factitious illness by parents in their child. First reported as a disorder of mothers, this syndrome is now recognised to have male perpetrators. One of the most common characteristic presentations is with the child allegedly suffering repeated apnoeic attacks. These are in fact deliberately induced episodes of upper airway obstruction. The children of these parents are at great risk of serious harm or death if not recognised. The identification of smothering at autopsy is fraught with difficulty and the presence of intra-alveolar haemosiderin has been claimed to be a marker of previous smothering. A case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy is presented where there were deliberate acts of repeated partial smothering and where the finding of intra-alveolar haemosiderin at autopsy provided additional supportive evidence of smothering.
TI - Munchausen syndrome by proxy and intra-alveolar haemosiderin
JF - International Journal of Legal Medicine
DO - 10.1007/s004140050255
DA - 1999-08-18
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/munchausen-syndrome-by-proxy-and-intra-alveolar-haemosiderin-Dtb8uRQPGc
SP - 309
EP - 312
VL - 112
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -