Abstract
A 45 year old Bangladeshi female presented with multiple deep cuts and scratch injuries on her body. It was evident from the detail history and observation that the injuries were done by the patient herself. The absences of any obvious external rewards lead to the diagnosis of the factitious disorder. Deception is a key component in both malingering and factitious disorder but in factitious disorder, getting attention or playing the sick role is the only motive.
Highlights
Factitious disorder is an illness which is challenging for the medical professionals around the globe
The disorder can be defined as the intentional production or feigning of symptoms or induction of injury/disease which can be attributed to a need to assume the sick role.[1]
The patient was diagnosed as a case of factitious disorder imposed on self–single episode
Summary
Factitious disorder is an illness which is challenging for the medical professionals around the globe. Her family members were always accompanying her but on the day, her daughter left her mother alone only for a few minutes for going to the toilet, came back and saw that another leg was deeply cut and there was a blood stained bled on her side.
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