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July 20, 2026CosmodermaOpen Access

Munchausen syndrome by proxy presenting as recurrent burn-like lesions in two siblings

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DDDurga Prasad DubeyBaba Raghav Das Medical CollegeSISwale IftikharBaba Raghav Das Medical CollegeDADeepak AgarwalBaba Raghav Das Medical College

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Overview

Case report shows inflicted burn-like lesions in siblings, indicating severe child abuse by caregiver.

Key Points

  • The aim is to highlight the diagnosis and implications of Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another in siblings presenting with unusual dermatological lesions.
  • reported two female siblings aged 11 months and 3 years
  • assessed lesions over four months with inconsistent histories from the caregiver
  • used multidisciplinary evaluation including child-protection assessment
  • lesions improved during supervised separation from the caregiver
  • elder sibling disclosed caregiver applied a hot object, indicating inflicted injury
  • diagnosis of FDIA was established based on clinical findings

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Dubey et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5dba928bd453d3397abbb1https://doi.org/10.25259/csdm_82_2026
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