Progressive vision loss as part of Munchausen’s syndrom on the example of the clinical case

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Abstract

The article presents a case of Munchausen’s syndrome featuring complaints of progressive vision loss not previously reported in Russian literature. Within the research scope, we performed psychopathological enquiry, analysed the medical examination records of the involved specialists, as well as review of modern literature. Existing obstacles in the diagnostics of the syndrome in question were investigated including particularities of ophthalmological practice and it is concluded that alertness of doctors of all specialties in respect of feigned symptoms cases should be increased to properly manage such patients and prevent prescription of unnecessary potentially harmful medical interventions.

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Svetlana V. Kuzmina

Kazan State Medical University

Email: skouzmina21@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7330-1213
SPIN-code: 8014-5669

M.D., D. Sci. (Med.), Assoc. Prof., Kazan State Medical University, Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology

Russian Federation, Kazan

Azat R. Galimov

Kazan State Medical University

Email: ar_galimov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-8944-626X
SPIN-code: 1972-3957

Resident

Russian Federation, Kazan

Nadezhda A. Pozdeeva

Cheboksary branch of S.N. Fedorov NMRC “Eye Microsurgery”

Author for correspondence.
Email: npozdeeva@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3637-3645
SPIN-code: 2878-7280

M.D., Dr. Sci. (Med.), Assoc. Prof., Director of Cheboksary branch of S.N. Fedorov NMRC MNTK “Eye Microsurgery”, Prof.

Russian Federation, Cheboksary

Valeriya N. Ovchinnikova

Cheboksary branch of S.N. Fedorov NMRC "MNTK "Eye Microsurgery"

Email: ovchinnikova@mntkcheb.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-4864-6463
SPIN-code: 4389-3487

Ophthalmologist

Russian Federation, Cheboksary

Kseniya A. Aleksandrova

Cheboksary branch of N. Fedorov NMRC "MNTK "Eye Microsurgery"

Email: a-ksusha93@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6596-8870
SPIN-code: 4886-7965

M.D., Ophthalmologist

Russian Federation, Cheboksary

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