Title: Flank Pain, Hematuria, and Allergy to Intravenous Pyelogram Dye
Abstract: WHEN a patient appears in the emergency room with flank pain, bloody urine, and a history of allergy to intravenous pyelogram (IVP) dye, the physician should be aware of the strong possibility of contrived illness. We have encountered many such patients over the years. However, since every time these patients appear their stories and clinical findings seem so convincing to the hosptal staff, we believe the characteristics that make up this "profile" are worth describing. The following case illustrates many of these characteristics. <h3>Report of a Case</h3> A man in his mid-20s arrived unaccompanied in the emergency room of a Berkeley, Calif, hospital on a Saturday at 2 AM, complaining of severe abdominal and flank pain with grossly bloody urine. He had no identification with him. He stated that, because of a previous severe allergic reaction after ingestion of shellfish, he had been strongly advised never to permit the intravenous
Publication Year: 1981
Publication Date: 1981-04-17
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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