Hypoglycaemia associated with anorexia nervosa

A 41 year old woman with severe emaciation due to longstanding anorexia nervosa presented with recurrent hypoglycaemia. During an episode of hypoglycaemia, serum insulin and C peptide were undetectable and plasma beta hydroxybutyrate, free fatty acids and lactate were inappropriately low. Response t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postgraduate medical journal 1991-05, Vol.67 (787), p.460-461
Hauptverfasser:	Fonseca, V., Ball, S., Marks, V., Havard, C. W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anorexia Nervosa - blood Anorexia Nervosa - complications Biological and medical sciences Emaciation - complications Female Humans Hypoglycemia - etiology Medical sciences Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Recurrence
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Zusammenfassung:	A 41 year old woman with severe emaciation due to longstanding anorexia nervosa presented with recurrent hypoglycaemia. During an episode of hypoglycaemia, serum insulin and C peptide were undetectable and plasma beta hydroxybutyrate, free fatty acids and lactate were inappropriately low. Response to intravenous glucagon was poor. Muscle enzymes were grossly elevated until she gained weight. Hypoglycaemia was abolished by weight gain.
ISSN:	0032-5473 1469-0756
DOI:	10.1136/pgmj.67.787.460