Bilateral foot-drop in a patient with anorexia nervosa

Article Abstract:

Nerve palsy could be a previously unreported complication of anorexia nervosa. Examination of a 15-year-old girl with a history of eating disorder shows reduced sensation on the dorsum of her right foot, which, on investigation, was found to be bilateral common peroneal palsy. It is thought that the typical seated posture of the patient, with legs crossed tightly, could have caused direct pressure on the peroneal nerve because of loss of tissue around the head of the fibula, caused by weight loss. It is suggested that early recognition of the symptoms could ameliorate the palsy.

Diagnosis, Paralysis, Foot manifestations of general diseases, Foot manifestations

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Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothoraces in a young woman with anorexia nervosa

Article Abstract:

A case study is presented of a young anorexic women admitted to hospital with acute dyspnea. In an evaluation of her treatment, it is proposed that malnutrition resulting from anorexia nervosa may result in a predisposition to pneumothoraces.

Care and treatment, Case studies, Abnormalities, Pneumothorax, Malnutrition

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Prevalence of thiamin deficiency in anorexia nervosa

Article Abstract:

A new study investigates the prevalence of thiamin deficiency in patients with anorexia nervosa.

Vitamin B1 deficiency, Thiamine deficiency

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