Rare medical manifestations of severe restricting and purging
September 17, 2018
ABSTRACT: Medical problems that arise due to severe restricting and/or purging may be misdiagnosed or sub-optimally treated, from outpatient clinics to top medical hospitals. A symptom may be presumed to be a psychological manifestation of the eating disorder and inappropriately dismissed for further medical evaluation. Alternatively, a detailed medical workup may be performed, overlooking a classic relationship between starvation and a physical finding, which delays referral to eating disorder care.