Anorexia nervosa. A rare cause of severe pericardial effusion
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https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v5n3a12Keywords:
pericardial effusion, anorexia nervosa, hypoproteinemiaAbstract
It is well known that eating disorders causes malnutrition and have devastating effects on cardiovascular, endocrine, digestive and neurological system.
This case is about a patient with anorexia nervosa that belongs to the 22% of patients that, due to hipoproteinemia, develop pericardial effusion. Even if it is large, according to its aetiology, the patient has bradycardia and none signs of hemodynamic instability. Finally, thanks to a weight gain, it decreases significantly and the patient is discharged.
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Inagaki T, Yamamoto M, Tsubouchi K, Miyaoka T, Uegaki J, Maeda T, et al. Echocardiographic investigation of pericardial effusion in a case of anorexia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2003;33:364–6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.10146
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