Bullae, Bronchiectasis and Nutritional Emphysema in Severe Anorexia Nervosa

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary complications of anorexia nervosa are rarely documented. The case of a patient with anorexia nervosa and pulmonary disease is presented, a new quantitative computed tomography (CT) method for the detection of emphysema is employed, the literature is reviewed and the conce...

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Main Authors: Victoria J Cook, Harvey O Coxson, Andrew G Mason, Tony R Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/873632
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description STUDY OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary complications of anorexia nervosa are rarely documented. The case of a patient with anorexia nervosa and pulmonary disease is presented, a new quantitative computed tomography (CT) method for the detection of emphysema is employed, the literature is reviewed and the concept of 'nutritional' emphysema is discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-3b947895f8b640568d3e87851a6a76802025-02-03T01:28:14ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412001-01-018536136510.1155/2001/873632Bullae, Bronchiectasis and Nutritional Emphysema in Severe Anorexia NervosaVictoria J Cook0Harvey O Coxson1Andrew G Mason2Tony R Bai3Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaRespiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaRespiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSTUDY OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary complications of anorexia nervosa are rarely documented. The case of a patient with anorexia nervosa and pulmonary disease is presented, a new quantitative computed tomography (CT) method for the detection of emphysema is employed, the literature is reviewed and the concept of 'nutritional' emphysema is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/873632
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