Medical complications of anorexia nervosa

Jeana Cost, Mori J. Krantz, Philip S. Mehler
2020 Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine  
Anorexia nervosa is a mental illness characterized by self-starvation, marked weight loss, and malnutrition. As the illness worsens, numerous medical complications develop throughout the body. Some of these resolve with effective nutritional rehabilitation and weight gain, whereas others can lead to permanent damage.
doi:10.3949/ccjm.87a.19084 pmid:32487556 fatcat:lsig6oup5fc6dmjke3eriyqkde