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Severe child abuse presenting as polymicrobial bacteremia.

C Koch¹, N Høiby

¹Department of Paediatrics G, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica

|November 1, 1988

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A mother willfully contaminated her son's IV drips, causing life-threatening bacteremia. This case highlights the critical role of clinical microbiologists in identifying factitious illness, even when psychosocial factors are initially overlooked.

Area of Science:

Pediatric Medicine
Clinical Microbiology
Medical Psychology

Background:

A 7 1/2-year-old boy presented with life-threatening polymicrobial bacteremia.
The patient and his twin sister had a history of chronic otitis of unknown origin.

Observation:

The source of bacteremia was traced to willful contamination of intravenous (IV) drips.
The mother was identified as the perpetrator of the contamination.

Findings:

The case involved factitious illness, specifically induced bacteremia through IV line contamination.
Psychosocial factors contributing to the illness were initially overlooked by medical staff.

Implications:

Emphasizes the need for close collaboration between clinicians and clinical microbiologists to diagnose complex cases.

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