Bone Marrow Aplasia Secondary to Etoposide (Vepesid) in A Patient Who Simulated a Lung Tumor, Finally Being Diagnosed with Munchausen Syndrome. A Reflection of The Telephone Consultations in The COVID 2019 Pandemic

Bone Marrow Aplasia Secondary to Etoposide (Vepesid) in A Patient Who Simulated a Lung Tumor, Finally Being Diagnosed with Munchausen Syndrome. A Reflection of The Telephone Consultations in The COVID 2019 Pandemic

1. Abstract

Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder, in which the patient assumes the role of sick person, in order to obtain medical attention. We present a case of a 43-year-old patient, who after gaining access and to Vepesid (Etoposito) in the face of a presumed lung tumor previously diagnosed in a Hospital at Barcelona, Spain, was admitted to the Vithas 9 de October Hospital with febrile syndrome and bone merrow aplasia.