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AnswerI think the term used for someone who complains about and seeks treatment for nonexistent medical problems is a Hypochondriac.Someone who makes themselves ill to receive medical treatment is a suffer of Munchhausen's syndrome.Hope this helps.

Yes, Munchausen Biproxy is a severe form of hypochondriasis. There is also something called Briquet's Syndrome (or Somatophorm Disorder), which is a psychosomatic disorder characterized by physcial symptoms which mimic disease or injury, but there is no identifiable cause. It is an idiopathic disorder of unknown etiology.

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