Abstract :
Munchausen syndrome is a factitious disorder, a mental disorder in which a person repeatedly and deliberately acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick. Munchausen syndrome is considered a mental illness because it is associated with severe emotional difficulties. Hemolacria or “bloody tears” is a rare presentation of Munchausen Syndrome.
A 10 years old female child presented in OPD of ophthalmology department of MLN Medical college with the complain of bleeding from right eye of sudden onset. A complete physical, ocular, otolaryngological, dermatological and parasitological, haematological examination failed to reveal any clue towards a particular diagnosis. Hence a diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome was made by exclusion of other abnormalities.
Keyword :
Hemolacria, Factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome