Factitious dermatitis
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Factitious dermatitis is a form of factitious disorder
in which patients will intentionally feign symptoms and produce signs of disease in an attempt to assume the patient role.
Factitious disorder
Factitious disorders are conditions in which a person acts as if he or she has an illness by deliberately producing, feigning, or exaggerating symptoms. Factitious disorder by proxy is a condition in which a person deliberately produces, feigns, or exaggerates symptoms in a person who is in their...
in which patients will intentionally feign symptoms and produce signs of disease in an attempt to assume the patient role.