A case report of factitious disorder with the outgoing autoinoculation

Factitious Disorder is a mental disorder, which characterized by uncovering physical or psychological signs and symptoms intentionally or behaving like there are signs and symptoms. The underlining motivation for this behavior is the adoption of the patient’s role. There is no such act requiring secondary profit. Physicians should keep in mind that Factitious Disorder was an important disease, which the incidence and prevalence of the disease is unknown and there are difficulties of diagnosis and treatment. In this article, patient who applied with complaints of ear discharge, autoinoculation identified during follow-up, underwent surgery many times and thought to be a Factitious Disorder,was presented.