Anorexia nervosa and bone.

Bilateral insufficiency fracture of the femoral neck in a male patient with anorexia nervosa.

Anorexia nervosa is a risk factor for secondary osteoporosis. Anorexia nervosa-related metabolic disturbances lead to disminished bone resistance and increased risk of fractures. We report a case of bilateral femoral neck fracture as the first symptom of anorexia nervosa in a male patient.

Androgens in women with anorexia nervosa and normal-weight women with hypothalamic amenorrhea.

CONTEXT Anorexia nervosa and normal-weight hypothalamic amenorrhea are characterized by hypogonadism and hypercortisolemia. However, it is not known whether these endocrine abnormalities result in reductions in adrenal and/ or ovarian androgens or androgen precursors in such women, nor is it known whether relative androgen deficiency contributes to abnormalities in bone density and body composi...

Impaired bone health in anorexia nervosa

Gelatinous degeneration of the bone marrow in anorexia nervosa.

Anorexia nervosa is a chronic psychiatric process characterized by a restrictive disorder in alimentary habits. Hematologic alterations in the peripheral blood include cytopenias involving one or more hematopoietic lineages. Morphologic changes in the bone marrow and stereologic alterations in bone marrow adiopocytes may also be observed in anorexia nervosa. We present a 12-year-old girl who ha...

Evaluation of Family Relations, Self-control and Alexithamia as the Predictors of Anorexia Nervosa

Aim: A mental disorder known as anorexia is a relatively common disorder in the recent decades  and has affected many people, especially young girls. This study aims to predict the relationship between anorexia as the independent variable and family relations, self control, and alexithymia as predictor variables. Methods: This study is a descriptive-correlational type. The study sample consiste...

The neuroendocrine basis of anorexia nervosa and its impact on bone metabolism.

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a condition of profound undernutrition associated with alterations in various neuroendocrine axes, many of which contribute to a marked impairment in bone accrual and low bone mineral density. This review focuses on changes in the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis, the growth hormone insulin-like growth factor-1 axis, and the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in AN, a...