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Generalized pruritus in anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
TANIGUCHI S.,
YAMAMOTO N.,
KONO T.,
HAMADA T.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.40770.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , anorexia , medicine , hypertrichosis , body weight , dermatology , eating disorders , psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry
Summary We report a 19‐year‐old woman with the associated disorders of generalized pruritus, hypertrichosis and anorexia nervosa, all of which had been present for approximately 4 months. Psychotherapy induced both weight gain and resolution of the pruritus. We propose that anorexia‐associated pruritus be considered one of the important cutaneous signs in anorexia nervosa.