Munchausen syndrome mimicking refractory subcutaneous abscess with bacteremia, diagnosed by repetitive element sequence-based polymerase chain reaction: A case report

Keyphrases

• Polymerase Chain Reaction 100%
• Bacteremia 100%
• Subcutaneous Abscess 100%
• Repetitive Elements 100%
• Munchausen Syndrome 100%
• Sequence-based 100%
• Upper Limb 50%
• Enterococcus Faecalis 50%
• Neutrophils 50%
• Syrinx 50%
• Clinical Outcomes 25%
• Immune System 25%
• Diagnosis Treatment 25%
• Clinical Course 25%
• Microorganisms 25%
• Enterobacter Cloacae 25%
• Lymphocytes 25%
• Japanese Women 25%
• Laboratory Data 25%
• Old Japanese 25%
• Liver Dysfunction 25%
• Saliva 25%
• Possible Causes 25%
• AIDS/HIV 25%
• Appropriate Treatment 25%
• Phagocytic Activity 25%
• Systemic Inflammation 25%
• Blood Culture 25%
• Toilet 25%
• Cellulitis 25%
• Forearm 25%
• Abscess 25%
• Positron Emission Tomography-computed Tomography (PET-CT) 25%
• Medical Costs 25%
• Rapid Diagnosis 25%
• Delayed Diagnosis 25%
• Infection Focus 25%
• Genetic Method 25%
• Multimodality 25%
• Turbid Liquid 25%
• Low-grade Fever 25%
• Natural Killer Cell Activity 25%
• Refractory Infection 25%
• Psychiatrists 25%
• Healthcare Workers 25%
• Streptococcus Mitis 25%
• Virus Detection 25%
• Recurrent Infection 25%
• Polymicrobial Bacteremia 25%
• Prevotella 25%
• Drip Line 25%
• Self-injury 25%

Medicine and Dentistry

• Skin Abscess 100%
• Munchausen Syndrome 100%
• Bloodstream Infection 100%
• Polymerase Chain Reaction 100%
• Wound 75%
• Neutrophil 50%
• Upper Limb 50%
• Enterococcus faecalis 50%
• Natural Killer Cell 25%
• Disease Course 25%
• Liver Dysfunction 25%
• Health Care Cost 25%
• Immune System 25%
• Infection 25%
• Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography 25%
• Blood Culture 25%
• Case Presentation 25%
• Abscess 25%
• Physical Examination 25%
• Cellulitis 25%
• Health Care 25%
• Automutilation 25%
• Psychiatrist 25%
• Prevotella buccae 25%
• Enterobacter Cloacae 25%
• HIV Test 25%
• Nurse 25%
• Recurrent Infection 25%
• Streptococcus Mitis 25%
• Lymphocyte 25%

Immunology and Microbiology

• Abscess 100%
• Polymerase Chain Reaction 100%
• Upper Limb 50%
• Enterococcus faecalis 50%
• Immune System 25%
• Natural Killer Cell 25%
• Neutrophil Granulocyte 25%
• Neutrophil 25%
• Streptococcus Mitis 25%
• Enterobacter Cloacae 25%
• Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography 25%
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus 25%
• Systemic Inflammation 25%
• Prevotella buccae 25%
• Lymphocyte 25%
• Microorganism 25%