Advanced anorexia nervosa, associated with pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and soft-tissue emphysema without esophageal lesion

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-284

  Danzer, Gerhard ^a   Mulzer, Johanna ^a   Weber, Gerrit ^a   Lembke, Alexander ^a   Kocalevent, Rüya ^a   Klapp, Burghard F ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa pneumomediastinum pneumothorax soft tissue emphysema autodestructive behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; EMPHYSEMA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE EMPHYSEMA; THROAT;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROPNEUMOPERITONEUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 27744506654     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20172     Document Type: Article

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