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<journal-id>0121-0793</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Iatreia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Iatreia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-0793</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Antioquia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0121-07932019000300232</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17533/udea.iatreia.14</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A case report of type 1 diabetes mellitus and factitious hypoglycemia in a patient with Munchausen Syndrome]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hipoglucemia facticia: el caso de un paciente con diabetes mellitus tipo 1 y síndrome de Munchausen]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Diaz-Puentes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Melissa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Colon]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Christian Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rosselli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Medical School Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Medical School Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>32</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>232</fpage>
<lpage>235</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-07932019000300232&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-07932019000300232&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-07932019000300232&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[SUMMARY Munchausen syndrome is rarely considered as a first diagnosis, especially in a type 1 diabetic patient presenting with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. The diagnosis should be considered when episodes of hypoglycemia are persistent, and tests suggest a possible exogenous source of insulin. We report a case of a 26-year-old man with multiple hypoglycemic episodes and a long known diagnosis of diabetes type 1 who was referred to our institution after multiple in and out patient consultations in other institutions. He arrived with persistent hypoglycemia, even after withdrawal of insulin therapy on medical record, but persistent self-administration and misuse, without health care professional knowledge, of insulin therapy. He was diagnosed with factitious hypoglycemia after psychiatric evaluation. The patient improved with psychotherapy and family support as well as strict vigilance of insulin administration.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El síndrome de Munchausen rara vez es considerado como primer diagnóstico, especialmente en pacientes diabéticos tipo 1 con cuadro de hipoglicemia hiperinsulinémica. Debe pensarse en este diagnóstico cuando los episodios de hipoglicemia sean persistentes y los exámenes paraclínicos sugieran una fuente exógena de insulina. El siguiente es un reporte de caso de un paciente masculino de 26 años con múltiples episodios de hipoglicemia y diagnóstico conocido de diabetes mellitus tipo 1, quien fue referido a nuestro hospital universitario después de haber consultado en varias ocasiones y haber sido hospitalizado y dado de alta en otras instituciones. Ingresa por múltiples episodios de hipoglicemias, y que incluso al retirar las insulinas por orden médica, persistían los síntomas. Se encontró auto-administración de uso de insulinas sin el conocimiento de los profesionales de la salud, llegando al diagnóstico de hipoglicemia facticia después de valoración por psiquiatría. El paciente presentó mejoría con psicoterapia y apoyo familiar, además de vigilancia estricta de la administración de insulinas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Factitious Disorders]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hypoglycemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Munchausen Syndrome]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hipoglicemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Síndrome de Munchausen]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Trastornos Fingidos]]></kwd>
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