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CASE REPORT
Year : 2018  |  Volume : 59  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 43-44

A case report of 5 yr old boy with malingering in Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, Nigeria


1 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
2 Department of Paediatrics, Wesley Guild Hospital, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria

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Oluwasola Julius Oke
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_163_18

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There are few reported cases of malingering in children in developed countries, but none has been reported among Nigerian children. This could be because of missed diagnosis, thus creating the impression that malingering is rare in children. Ability to clearly establish that a client has a primary motive behind feigning the illness is a major to look for in malingering. We present a case of a 5-year-old boy with a history of recurrent abnormal body movement and shaking of his body which on detailed evaluation revealed the intention behind his presentation.


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