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Pneumomediastinum in an adolescent female with anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Folsom Tom,
Realmuto George
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198422)3:4<67::aid-eat2260030408>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , pneumomediastinum , hyperventilation , anorexia , psychology , psychiatry , complication , psychotherapist , medicine , eating disorders , surgery
This case report describes an unusual complication of anorexia nervosa. Hyperventilation‐induced pneumomediastinum is a little understood, clinically relevant finding associated with many medical conditions, including anorexia nervosa.