- Case Report
- Pericardial effusion in three cases of anorexia nervosa
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Young Kuk Cho, Su Jin Yang, Jae Sook Ma
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(2):209-213. Published online February 15, 2008
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In young adolescent girls, anorexia nervosa is a significant cause of weight loss, and hospital admissions among children and adolescents. Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening disorder, with about one-third of deaths caused by cardiac complications. A high rate of pericardial effusion has been recently reported in patients with anorexia nervosa, although relatively few cases require pericardiocentesis. Here, we describe three... |
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