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Lack of reliable informant to clarify suspicion of Factitious Disorder as well as overshadowing of legal and ethical dilemmas further complicate the clinical management. An involuntary admission, as a last resort, had assisted to solidify the diagnosis of factitious disorder and enforced necessary therapeutic interventions. This Case Report is the first report to highlight the exceptional use of involuntary admission involving a patient with life-threatening factitious anaemia, in Singapore context. 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