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ID DOID:1766
Name factitious disorder
Definition A disease of mental health where symptoms are deliberately produced, feigned or exaggerated in order to falsely demonstrate the presence of an illness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factitious_disorder, http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/factitious_disorders/hic_an_overview_of_factitious_disorders.aspx
Xrefs

ICD9CM:300.16

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:430751001

UMLS_CUI:C0015481

Synonyms

Munchausen syndrome [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a disease of mental health

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