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Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 22, No. 10, 708-712 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/000992288302201006

Pseudocyesis in an Adolescent Patient

Case Report and Radiologic Analysis

Henrietta Kotlus Rosenberg

Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Beverly G. Coleman

Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

James Croop

Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Linda Granowetter

Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Audrey E. Evans

Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The physical and psychological changes of pseudocyesis have bewaidered phy sicians since the time of Hippocrates. We present the case of a 14-year-old girl as a reminder that pseudocyesis needs to be considered in adolescents and that the diagnosis may not be obvious, even with current technologies. We document that gaseous distension and abdominal fat deposits can lead to dramatic abdom inal fullness and can mimic a term pregnancy.


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