A case of male anorexia with Klinefelter's syndrome, 22 years later

In addition to the weight loss, he reported vomiting five times per week in the 2 months before the admission, but not as a consequence of binge eating or guilt following perceived overeating. A cerebellar tumour was diagnosed, identified as an ‘atypical teratoma’ during a subsequent neurosurgery. B...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 2008-11, Vol.193 (5), p.388-388
1. Verfasser: Szabo, Christopher Paul
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In addition to the weight loss, he reported vomiting five times per week in the 2 months before the admission, but not as a consequence of binge eating or guilt following perceived overeating. A cerebellar tumour was diagnosed, identified as an ‘atypical teratoma’ during a subsequent neurosurgery. Because of local infiltration and incomplete tumour excision, a course of radiotherapy followed the surgery. [...]they were not as prominent as the weight loss and vomiting which, together with the diagnosis of Klinefelter's syndrome and the initial negative CT scans, may have deflected attention.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.193.5.388