Wiadomości lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960)
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Case Reports
[Vomiting as a symptom of a developing psychological eating disorder in a 15-year old girl].
A case of difficulties in diagnosis of anorexia nervosa in a 15-year-old girl is reported. Before 1960, anorexia nervosa was rarely recognized, and bulimia was not known, as a nosological entity. ⋯ However, they may, lead to heavy losing of weight accompanied by emaciation. Successful treatment depends on appropriate therapy managed by a psychologist, psychiatrist and endocrinologist.