A college student with muscle cramps and weakness. Diagnosis: Bulimia nervosa, purging subtype, complicated by rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Aug;52(8):770-3. doi: 10.1177/0009922813488657. Epub 2013 May 13.

Authors

Sarah M Ditch¹, Aneesh K Tosh

Affiliation

¹ University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.

PMID: 23671269
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813488657

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury / etiology*
Acute Kidney Injury / physiopathology
Acute Kidney Injury / therapy
Blood Chemical Analysis
Bulimia Nervosa / complications
Bulimia Nervosa / diagnosis*
Bulimia Nervosa / therapy
Electrocardiography / methods
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Kidney Function Tests
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Muscle Cramp / physiopathology
Muscle Weakness / physiopathology
Psychotherapy
Rhabdomyolysis / etiology*
Rhabdomyolysis / physiopathology
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Students
Teaching Rounds
Urinalysis
Young Adult