Elevated Liver Enzymes in an Adult Male With Anorexia Nervosa: A Case Report

Anorexia nervosa is a prevalent eating disorder often accompanied by various medical complications, along with increased liver serum enzymes, especially transaminases. Here, we describe the case of an adult male patient admitted to a general hospital. The patient presented with malnourishment arisin...

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Autor principal: Kintrilis, Nikolaos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9741840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36514589
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31367
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Sumario:Anorexia nervosa is a prevalent eating disorder often accompanied by various medical complications, along with increased liver serum enzymes, especially transaminases. Here, we describe the case of an adult male patient admitted to a general hospital. The patient presented with malnourishment arising from AN and severely affected liver function tests.

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