Pseudologia Fantastica in the Emergency Department: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Pseudologia fantastica and factitious disorder: review of the literature and a case report.

Pseudologia fantastica is sparsely defined in the psychiatric literature, and has not been reviewed in the English-language psychiatric literature since 1988. To redefine the role of pseudologia fantastica in factitious disorder, the case of a 56-year-old man with factitious disorder is discussed.

Pseudologia fantastica à deux: review and case study.

While lying is a diachronic integral part of human interaction, pseudologia fantastica represents probably its psychopathological dimension. There are relatively few reported cases on psychological mechanisms of pathological lying and also on criteria concerning psychopathological development on a ground of lying. A review of literature on possible psychological mechanisms of pseudologia fantas...

Effective Approach to Potassium Permanganate Poisoning: Case Report and Review of Literature

Background: Potassium permanganate (PP) is a highly corrosive and deadly agent with a reported lethal dose of 10 g in adults. In this report, successful treatment of a patient poisoned with three times the lethal dose of PP is presented, and effective and early approach to such emergency toxicologic condition is discussed. Case Presentation:A 24-year-old woman presented to emergency room of our...

Severe Overdose of Calcium Channel Blocker and Successful Management: A Literature Review and Case Report

Multi-Organ Failure due to Paraquat Poisoning: Case Report and Review of Literature