'Munchausen syndrome by proxy' presenting as battered child syndrome: a report of two cases.

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Child abuse is a major public health crisis and is on the rise . Dermatologists are frequently involved in its evaluation in differentiating abusive injuries from accidental injuries and in excluding pathological conditions that may mimic abuse . Battered child syndrome or physical abuse is not only a common form of child abuse but can also result from a rarer form of child abuse known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy . In this form of abuse , mother , who is the usual perpetrator , induces an illness or abuses the child for her own self-serving psychological needs .We report two cases of battered child syndrome . In both the cases , Psychiatric evaluation was performed on both parents . Observation through one -way mirror was done with the mother and the child alone . Routine hematological and biochemical investigations were done .Diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome by proxy was firmly established in one case and was considered as a possibility in the other .A multidisciplinary team effort is essential in evaluating such cases , and dermatologists should be aware and be well informed about this condition that can be potentially lethal but easily overlooked .

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