| Common Presentations of MSP and the
Usual Methods of Deception |
|
Presentation |
Mechanism |
| Apnea
(Breathing Stops) |
Suffocation, drugs, poisoning, lying |
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Seizures |
Lying, drugs, poisons, asphyxiation |
| Bleeding |
Adding
blood to urine, vomit, etc.; opening intravenous line |
|
Fevers, blood infection |
Injection of feces, saliva,
contaminated water into child |
| Vomiting |
Poisoning with drugs that cause vomiting; lying |
|
Diarrhea |
Poisoning with laxatives, salt,
mineral oil |
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