Digestive complication in severe malnourished anorexia nervosa patient: A case report of necrotizing colitis

Antonella Diamanti; Maria Sole Basso; Claudio Cecchetti; Lidia Monti; Cristian Noto; Francesco De Maria; Massimo Castro

doi:10.1002/eat.20778

Digestive complication in severe malnourished anorexia nervosa patient: A case report of necrotizing colitis

Antonella Diamanti, Maria Sole Basso, Claudio Cecchetti, Lidia Monti, Cristian Noto, Francesco De Maria, Massimo Castro

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

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Abstract

Background: Necrotizing colitis (NC) represents a severe, although rare, complication in patients with anorexia nervosa. Objective: We report the only case of NC with good prognosis in a severely malnourished AN patient. Method: Available patient records, imaging, and biochemical data were evaluated. Discussion: This case represents an unusual gastrointestinal complication and underlines the important clinical role that Parentera Nutrition (PN) has for some selected very malnourished AN patients. The severe starvation may compromise the normal function of gastrointestinal tract and it can also lead to an incomplete tolerance of enteral refeeding thus making PN required to reach the nutritional rehabilitation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-93
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Eating Disorders
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.20778
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011

Keywords

anorexia nervosa
enteral nutrition
necrotizing colitis
parenteral nutrition

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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Digestive complication in severe malnourished anorexia nervosa patient : A case report of necrotizing colitis. / Diamanti, Antonella; Basso, Maria Sole; Cecchetti, Claudio; Monti, Lidia; Noto, Cristian; De Maria, Francesco; Castro, Massimo.

In: International Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol. 44, No. 1, 01.2011, p. 91-93.

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