The term was adapted from Munchausen syndrome, first described by Asher in 1951, in which adults presented false histories of illness to their physicians. Average 26 months. Usually the mother. Mother is inordinately attached to her child. Mother has an inordinate familiarity with the hospital's medical staff.
Mother seems to thrive on the pediatric ward.
Mother seems eager to have invasive medical tests performed on her child. Mother has a history of health care work. Mother is around 24 years old. Only the mother has observed the fabricated symptoms of the child. The fabricated illness is unusual.