Pneumomediastinum: A rare complication of anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents. A case study and review of the literature

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-174

  Van Veelen, Ina ^a,b   Hogeman, Paul H G ^a,b   Van Elburg, Annemarie ^a,b   Nielsen Abbring, Fenny W ^a,b   Heggelman, Ben G F ^a,b   Mahieu, Hans F ^a,b  

^a MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Altrecht Rintveld Eating Disorders   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anorexia nervosa; Childhood; Pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; MALNUTRITION; ODYNOPHAGIA; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX PRESSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37549068895     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0444-9     Document Type: Article

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