Paper Report for: Arnold_1998_Ann.Emerg.Med_32_256
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Title: Two siblings poisoned with diphenhydramine: a case of factitious disorder by proxy Arnold SM, Arnholz D, Garyfallou GT, Heard K Ref: Annals of Emergency Medicine, 32:256, 1998 : PubMed
We report a case of factitious disorder by proxy (FDBP), formerly known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, in which 2 siblings were poisoned with diphenhydramine. Although diphenhydramine is a readily available medication, no report of its use as the sole agent in an FDBP case was found in a literature search. Although sibling involvement in FDBP is well documented, this is the first case report of 2 siblings hospitalized simultaneously because of intentional poisoning with the same substance. Finally, the use of physostigmine to definitively diagnose anticholinergic poisoning in a case of FDBP has not previously been described.
        
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Arnold SM, Arnholz D, Garyfallou GT, Heard K (1998) Two siblings poisoned with diphenhydramine: a case of factitious disorder by proxy Annals of Emergency Medicine32: 256-9
Arnold SM, Arnholz D, Garyfallou GT, Heard K (1998) Annals of Emergency Medicine32: 256-9