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. 2021 Nov 23;21:588. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03582-8

Table 2.

Specialities called on in FDIS (n = 49)a

Dermatology and Plastic Surgery 12 (24.5%) Skin lesions or wound deterioration induced by mechanical action (n = 12)
Neurology 12 (24.5%) Seizures reported and/or feigned (n = 5), gait disorders reported and/or feigned (n = 4), unconsciousness feigned (n = 3)
Haematology 6 (12.2%) Anaemia induced (n = 6)
Microbiology and Infection 6 (12.2%) Sepsis induced (n = 2), soft tissue infection induced (n = 1), fever feigned (n = 1), septic arthritis induced (n = 1), abscesses induced (n = 1)
Ophthalmology 4 (8.2%) Acute vision loss reported (n = 4)
Cardiology 4 (8.2%) Chest pain reported (n = 2), syncopal episode feigned (n = 1), chest pain and history of pulmonary embolism reported (n = 1)
Gastroenterology and Abdominal Surgery 4 (8.2%) Acute abdominal pain reported (n = 2), acute abdominal pain and diarrhoea reported (n = 1), chronic diarrhoea reported (n = 1)
Endocrinology 3 (6.1%) Hypoglycaemia induced (n = 2), history of diabetes reported (n = 1)
Urology and Gynaecology 3 (6.1%) Urinary incontinence reported (n = 1), urinary retention feigned (n = 1), pelvic pain reported (n = 1)
Pneumonology 2 (4.1%) Asthmatic episodes feigned (n = 1), acute respiratory distress feigned (n = 1)
Oncology 2 (4.1%) History of Hodgkin’s disease reported (n = 1), history of lung cancer reported (n = 1)
Traumatology 1 (2%) Bone fracture feigned (n = 1)

aSeveral possibilities for each patient