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Volume 359:1272-1283 September 18, 2008 Number 12
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Case 29-2008 — A 19-Year-Old Man with Weight Loss and Abdominal Pain
Mark A. Goldstein, M.D., David B. Herzog, M.D., Madhusmita Misra, M.D., and Pallavi Sagar, M.D.

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Dr. Jennifer Broder (Pediatrics): A 19-year-old man was admitted to this hospital because of acute abdominal pain.

He had been in his usual state of health until the evening before admission, when diffuse abdominal pain developed that was exacerbated by motion and was associated with abdominal distention and nausea. He took famotidine, with no relief. At 2:30 a.m., he was taken to the emergency department of a local hospital. He rated the pain as 8 (on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 indicating the most severe pain). He did not have vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, fever, chest pain, or . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa

Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa

Discussion of Management

Refeeding Syndrome

Endocrine Complications

            Short Stature

            Low Bone Density

Pyschosocial Issues and Psychiatric Treatment

Psychiatric Hospital Course

Diagnosis


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From the Departments of Pediatrics (M.A.G., D.B.H., M.M.), Psychiatry (D.B.H.), and Radiology (P.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.



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