Medical complications of anorexia nervosa.

Jeana Cost, Mori J Krantz, Philip S Mehler

Journal: Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 2021;87(6):361-366

PMID: 32487556

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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.

Address: ACUTE at Denver Health, Denver, CO; Eating Recovery Center, Denver, CO.; Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.; Founder, ACUTE at Denver Health, Denver, CO; Eating Recovery Center, Denver, CO; Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO [email protected].

DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.19084

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MeSH Terms: Anorexia Nervosa, Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Cardiomyopathies, Early Medical Intervention, Humans, Lung Diseases, Prognosis