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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2012
Case ReportsAnorexia nervosa: a case report of a teenager presenting with bradycardia, general fatigue, and weakness.
- Casey A Grover, Jennie K Robin, and Laleh Gharahbaghian.
- Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. caseygrover@gmail.com
- Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Feb 1;28(2):174-7.
BackgroundAnorexia nervosa is a disease with high prevalence in adolescents and carries the highest mortality of any psychiatric disorder.CaseWe present a case of a 17-year-old female presenting to the emergency department with bradycardia that was subsequently diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. We also review the clinical features, diagnosis, complications, and emergency department management of this disease.ConclusionsPatients with anorexia may present with multiple medical complaints, and it is imperative that the emergency physician be familiar with the syndrome so as to correctly identify and treat patients with this disease.
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