Anorexia nervosa em doente com diabetes mellitus tipo I.

Autor: J L Luzio, F Matos, M Pena, A Coelho, A Sá, R Conceição, I Nogueira
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Acta Médica Portuguesa, Vol 10, Iss 12 (1997)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0870-399X
1646-0758
DOI: 10.20344/amp.2517
Popis: Female patient, 21 years of age, with diabetes mellitus type I, admitted due to progressive weight loss, with a recent history of impaired glycemic control, ketosis and amenorrhea for 12 months. Studies were conducted in order to exclude an endocrine or malignant disorder. After nutritional, endocrine and psychiatric evaluation, the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, was made. Therapeutic results and clinical course after the first year are shown. The case raises important problems, especially within diabetic population, puzzling the clues for diagnosis and therapy.
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