FACTITIOUS DISEASES: CLINICAL STAFF CONFERENCE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

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Clinical Staff Conference1 June 1958FACTITIOUS DISEASES: CLINICAL STAFF CONFERENCE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHJOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., DANIEL D. FEDERMAN, M.D., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., RUDI SCHMID, M.D., LEON SOKOLOFF, M.D., JAY SHURLEY, M.D.JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., DANIEL D. FEDERMAN, M.D., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., RUDI SCHMID, M.D., LEON SOKOLOFF, M.D., JAY SHURLEY, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-6-1328 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDR. JOSEPH J. BUNIM: Since the Clinical Center opened in July 1953 we have protested that this is not a diagnostic center, nor is it an institution devoted primarily to the care of patients. Our primary responsibility is to design and conduct clinical research studies. Before we embark on investigative studies, however, it is most important that we arrive at an unequivocal diagnosis independently in each case referred to the Clinical Center. We have found that a surprising number of patients have had diseases that had not been recognized before admission. How closely the presumptive diagnosis simulated the "real thing"... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Bethesda, Maryland*Received for publication March 14, 1958.This is an edited transcription of a combined clinical staff conference at the Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, by the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Joseph J. Bunim, M.D., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 14, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byArtifizielle Störungen, Simulation und KörperintegritätsidentitätsstörungArtifizielle Störungen, Simulation und KörperintegritätsidentitätsstörungArtifizielle Störungen, Simulation und KörperintegritätsidentitätsstörungArtifizielle StörungenBlind pancreatic resection for suspected insulinoma: A review of the problemCase Report: Factitious Hypoglycemia in Diabetic PatientsUse and Abuse of CatharticsFactitious Disorders in a Teaching HospitalPETER REICH, M. D., LILI A. GOTTFRIED, M.D.Cutaneous artifactual diseaseFactitious Bradycardia and Hypotension due to Surreptitious Ingestion of PropranololThe munchausen spectrumFactitious Fever and Self-Induced Infection A Report of 32 Cases and Review of the LiteratureROBERT P. ADUAN, M.D., ANTHONY S. FAUCI, M.D., DAVID C. DALE, M.D., JOSEPH H. HERZBERG, M.D., SHELDON M. WOLFF, M.D.Whole body59Fe-elimination rates and corresponding blood losses in patients with factitious anemia induced by self-blood lettingFactitious and fraudulent feverFactitious HypoglycemiaDermatitis artefacta in relation to the syndrome of contrived disease*Self-Induced Hypoglycemia: A Review of Psychiatric Aspects and Report of Three CasesChronic Factitious Fever in Puberty and Adolescence: A Diagnostic Challenge to the Family PhysicianHemorrhagic Diathesis Induced by Surreptitious Ingestion of Coumarin DrugsFactitious hypoglycemiaFactitious Subcutaneous EmphysemaM. ERIC GERSHWIN, M.D., JAMES K. GUDE, M.D., JOHN PETRALLI, M.D.Factitious hypoglycemia in a diabetic: Metabolic studies and diagnosis with radioactive isotopesProtein-Losing Gastroenteropathy and Malabsorption Associated with Factitious DiarrheaWILLIAM D. HEIZER, M.D., ANDREW L. WARSHAW, M.D., THOMAS A. WALDMANN, M.D., LEONARD LASTER, M.D., F.A.C.P.The Indications for Abdominal Surgery in Psychiatric PatientsFactitious AnemiaW. J. R. DAILY, M.D., J. M. COLES, M.D., W. P. CREGER, M.D.FACTITIOUS FEVER OF UNUSUAL ORIGIN 1 June 1958Volume 48, Issue 6Page: 1328-1341KeywordsArthritisMedical servicesMetabolic disordersPancreasPatientsPorphyriaPrevention, policy, and public healthRheumatic fever ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...