Polymicrobial Bacteremia Due to Polle Syndrome: The Child Abuse Variant of Munchausen by Proxy
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 72 (2) , 211-213
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.72.2.211
Abstract
Infectious disease due to multiple organisms results from underlying disease or invasive procedures and is uncommon in the pediatric age group. A case of polymicrobial bacteremia in an infant in whom no underlying disease was substantiated, despite extensive evaluation, is reported. The presence of Polle syndrome, an adult-induced illness, was subsequently proved. This diagnosis should be considered early in the evaluation of children for whom repeated blood culturing indicates polymicrobial bacteremia.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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