Abstract
Munchausen syndrome is factitious disorders with unknown etiology. It is characterized by fabrication of signs or symptoms of the disease, as well as alteration of laboratory investigations. People with this syndrome pretend that they are sick and tend to seek treatment at different hospitals. We report this 15-year-old adolescent Saudi girl who came to endocrinology clinic with recurrent hypoglycemic attacks for the last 6 months. Laboratory showed exogenous insulin administration by the patient herself. Munchausen syndrome was diagnosed and patient was referred to psychiatry for follow up.
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