[Munchausen syndrome]

The case of 43 year old man who had numerous contacts with the health care system is reported. Since 1984 he had been treated 95 times for testicular problems at 45 different hospitals including 36 operations for torsion. Computer record systems had only once stopped the patient from going through another unnecessary operation. An alarm in the computer record system with reference to a contact place could make it easier to spot a patient with diagnosed Münchhausen's syndrome and give him treatment.