Medical complications of anorexia nervosa.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3949/ccjm.87a.19084.
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Abstract
Anorexia nervosa is a mental illness characterized by self-starvation, marked weight loss, and malnutrition. As the illness worsens, numerous medical complications develop throughout the body. Some of these resolve with effective nutritional rehabilitation and weight gain, whereas others can lead to permanent damage.
Medical subject headings
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic
- Cardiomyopathies
- Lung Diseases