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. 1997 Oct;73(864):662–664. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.73.864.662

Diffuse soft tissue emphysema as a complication of anorexia nervosa

AI Hatzitolios, ML Sion, AD Kounanis, EN Toulis, A Dimitriadis, I Ioannidis, GN Ziakas
PMCID: PMC2431482  PMID: 9497985

Abstract

We describe a case of a young woman with anorexia nervosa with a 35% weight loss, amenorrhea and behavioural disturbances complicated by spontaneous diffuse soft tissue emphysema (subcutaneous, pneumomediastinum, epidural and retroperitoneal).

Keywords: anorexia nervosa, soft tissue emphysema

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