Atypical presentation of Anorexia Nervosa

Authors

  • Jayshree Chidanand Awalekar Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli
  • Amit Baburao Pawale Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli
  • Chidanand Awalekar Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli
  • Manish Debsikdar Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli
  • Manohar Chavan Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v5i9.739

Abstract

Anorexia Nervosa is a eating disorder characterised by immoderate restriction, inappropriate eating habits, or obsession with having rituals or thin figure and an irrelevant of weight gain. Its prevalence is about 10:1 in female: male ratio. Anorexia nervosa is of 2 types. (1)Restrictive type-individuals restricting food intake, fasting, diet pills and/or exercise for losing weight.(2)BING eating/purging:-individuals utilizes binge eating or displays purging behaviour as a mean for losing weight. Anorexia nervosa diagnosed on the basis of DSM-5 criteria. Anorexia nervosa presented as medical problems. we have a 19 year old male patient presented with medical problems later diagnosed as anorexia nervosa

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Author Biographies

  • Jayshree Chidanand Awalekar, Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli
    Professor in Medicine
  • Amit Baburao Pawale, Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli
    P.G. in Medicine
  • Chidanand Awalekar, Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli
    Professor and H.O.D. of Medicine
  • Manish Debsikdar, Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli
    Assistant Professor in Medicine
  • Manohar Chavan, Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university,Sangli
    Assistant Professor in Medicine

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Published

2014-09-30

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Case Report

How to Cite

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Atypical presentation of Anorexia Nervosa. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 30 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];5(9):593-5. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/1080