Orthorexia Nervosa with Hyponatremia, Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumomediastimum, Pneumothorax, and Pancytopenia

30-year-old male was admitted with general weakness and drowsy mental status. He had eaten only 3-4 spoons of brown rice and fresh vegetable without salt for 3 months to treat his tic disorder, and he had been in bed-ridden state. He has had weight loss of 14 kg in the last 3 months. We report a pat...

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Autores principales: Park, Sang Won, Kim, Jeong Yup, Go, Gang Ji, Jeon, Eun Sil, Pyo, Heui Jung, Kwon, Young Joo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Electrolyte Metabolism 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3186895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21998605
http://dx.doi.org/10.5049/EBP.2011.9.1.32
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Sumario:30-year-old male was admitted with general weakness and drowsy mental status. He had eaten only 3-4 spoons of brown rice and fresh vegetable without salt for 3 months to treat his tic disorder, and he had been in bed-ridden state. He has had weight loss of 14 kg in the last 3 months. We report a patient with orthorexia nervosa who developed hyponatremia, metabolic acidosis, subcutaneous emphysema, mediastinal emphysema, pneumothorax, and pancytopenia and we will review the literature. Also, we mention to prevent refeeding syndrome, and to start and maintain feeding in malnourished patients.

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