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Elevation of liver function tests in severe anorexianervosa
Author(s) -
Harris R. Hill,
Sasson Gila,
Mehler Philip S.
Publication year - 2013
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/eat.22073
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , liver cell , starvation , liver function tests , liver function , elevation (ballistics) , medicine , function (biology) , endocrinology , physiology , psychology , biology , psychiatry , eating disorders , geometry , mathematics , evolutionary biology
Objective: The purpose of this article is to clarify the finding of liver function test abnormalities in anorexia nervosa (AN).Method: Literature review and description of two representative cases of severe liver function test abnormalities from our medical stabilization unit.Results: Abnormal elevation of liver function tests can occur during the process of refeeding patients with severe AN. The cause of this elevation is either due to excessive glucose deposition in liver cells or represents liver cell death due to the sequelae of prolonged starvation which characterizes AN before refeeding is adequately in process. © 2012 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2013)