Open AccessAmmonium acid urate urolithiasis in anorexia nervosa: a case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Fukai Mina,
Hirosawa Tetsu,
Nakatani Hideo,
Muramatsu Tomoko,
Kikuchi Mitsuru,
Minabe Yoshio
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.896
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , medicine , uric acid , ammonium , gastroenterology , endocrinology , eating disorders , psychiatry , chemistry , organic chemistry
Key Clinical Message Ammonium acid urate urolithiasis is a quite rare condition. Our literature review of ammonium acid urate urolithiasis suggests that ammonium acid urate urolithiasis should be regarded as a general medical complication related to anorexia nervosa, and purging by laxative abuse might be a crucially important risk.