Gastric adenocarcinoma mistakenly diagnosed as an eating disorder: case report.
Gastric adenocarcinoma mistakenly diagnosed as an eating disorder: case report.
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胃腺癌被误诊为饮食失调：病例报告。
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Judith Fleming
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作者：
Leit;Chia Huang;Judith Fleming
OBJECTIVE
A number of organic conditions may mimic the symptoms of an eating disorder, however, gastric outlet obstruction mimicking anorexia nervosa has rarely been reported.
METHOD
We report the case of a 51-year-old female admitted to an eating disorders unit with an initial diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.
RESULTS
The patient's upper gastrointestinal symptoms and weight loss were found to be secondary to gastric outlet obstruction from a gastric adenocarcinoma. Coincidental psychosocial stressors and past psychiatric history, among other factors, had confounded the diagnosis.
DISCUSSION
Organic causes of weight loss and upper gastrointestinal symptoms need to be fully excluded prior to making the diagnosis of an eating disorder, particularly when there are atypical features in the presentation.
