Table 2 Specialities called on in FDIS (n = 49)a
From: A descriptive, retrospective case series of patients with factitious disorder imposed on self
Dermatology and Plastic Surgery | 12 (24.5%) | Skin lesions or wound deterioration induced by mechanical action (n = 12) |
Neurology | 12 (24.5%) | Seizures reported and/or feigned (n = 5), gait disorders reported and/or feigned (n = 4), unconsciousness feigned (n = 3) |
Haematology | 6 (12.2%) | Anaemia induced (n = 6) |
Microbiology and Infection | 6 (12.2%) | Sepsis induced (n = 2), soft tissue infection induced (n = 1), fever feigned (n = 1), septic arthritis induced (n = 1), abscesses induced (n = 1) |
Ophthalmology | 4 (8.2%) | Acute vision loss reported (n = 4) |
Cardiology | 4 (8.2%) | Chest pain reported (n = 2), syncopal episode feigned (n = 1), chest pain and history of pulmonary embolism reported (n = 1) |
Gastroenterology and Abdominal Surgery | 4 (8.2%) | Acute abdominal pain reported (n = 2), acute abdominal pain and diarrhoea reported (n = 1), chronic diarrhoea reported (n = 1) |
Endocrinology | 3 (6.1%) | Hypoglycaemia induced (n = 2), history of diabetes reported (n = 1) |
Urology and Gynaecology | 3 (6.1%) | Urinary incontinence reported (n = 1), urinary retention feigned (n = 1), pelvic pain reported (n = 1) |
Pneumonology | 2 (4.1%) | Asthmatic episodes feigned (n = 1), acute respiratory distress feigned (n = 1) |
Oncology | 2 (4.1%) | History of Hodgkin’s disease reported (n = 1), history of lung cancer reported (n = 1) |
Traumatology | 1 (2%) | Bone fracture feigned (n = 1) |