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    Glossary Anorexia Nervosa

    serious eating disorder causing extreme weight loss and malnutrition

    Anorexia Nervosa, often simply called Anorexia, is a serious psychological and eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image, leading to extreme food restriction and excessive weight loss. This condition can result in severe malnutrition, organ damage, and even death if not treated, and it often requires a multidisciplinary approach involving medical, nutritional, and psychological interventions.

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    1. Hair Cortisol Concentrations in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa are Lower Compared to Healthy and Psychiatric Controls European Eating Disorders Review · 2016 · 22 citations
    2. Low prevalence of twisted hair in anorexia nervosa Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2005 · 16 citations
    3. Acquired pili torti--a structural hair shaft defect in anorexia nervosa. PubMed · 1996 · 15 citations
    4. Pellagra and anorexia nervosa: a case report Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity · 2019 · 8 citations
    5. Chronic tophaceous gout secondary to self-induced vomiting in anorexia nervosa The Journal of Dermatology · 2010 · 6 citations
    6. Two diagnoses become one? Rare case report of anorexia nervosa and Cushing’s syndrome Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment · 2013 · 4 citations
    7. Anorexia nervosa and reproduction: connecting brain to gonads Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences · 2020 · 3 citations
    8. Is hypercortisolism in anorexia nervosa detectable using hair samples? Journal of Psychiatric Research · 2017 · 3 citations
    9. Hair-Based Assessment of Sex Steroid Hormones in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa Metabolites · 2022 · 2 citations
    10. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Elsevier eBooks · 2009 · 1 citations
    11. Kortisolspiegel im Haar bei adoleszenter Anorexia Nervosa PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie · 2017
    12. Desnutrición en Anorexia Nervosa: enfoque psicosomático y tratamiento multidisciplinar Malnutrition in anorexia nervosa: psychosomatic approach an multidisciplinary treatment DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2004
    13. 869 AN EVALUATION OF ZINC STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH ANOREXIA NERVOSA Pediatric research · 1978
    14. A comprehensive review of the medical complications associated with restrictive eating behaviors in anorexia nervosa Medical Research Archives · 2025
    15. Anorexia Nervosa and Gender Dysphoria: A Clinical Case European Psychiatry · 2022
    16. Skin signs in anorexia nervosa Dermato-endocrinology · 2009 · 48 citations
    17. Medical complications of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa Current Opinion in Psychiatry · 2006 · 363 citations
    18. Semaglutide-associated worsening of atypical anorexia nervosa in an adolescent girl: case report BJPsych Open · 2025
    19. Somatic Outcomes and Nutritional Management of Anorexia Nervosa Nutrients · 2023
    20. Addisonian crisis in a young man with atypical anorexia nervosa Nature Reviews Endocrinology · 2010 · 13 citations
    21. P.1.g.018 Cognitive performance in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: subgroups in relation to neuropsychological impairment European Neuropsychopharmacology · 2008
    22. A Review of the Role of Psychiatrists and Pediatricians in Outpatient Treatment of Adolescents with Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa Current Psychiatry Reviews · 2011 · 3 citations
    23. Eating disorders and the skin Clinics in Dermatology · 2012 · 51 citations
    24. Oral Manifestations of Hematologic and Nutritional Diseases Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America · 2010 · 50 citations
    25. Cutaneous Manifestations of Eating Disorders Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2002 · 48 citations
    26. Cutaneous Manifestations of Eating Disorders Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2002 · 33 citations
    27. Case 21-2012 The New England Journal of Medicine · 2012 · 16 citations
    28. Hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita associated with autoimmune hepatitis The Journal of Dermatology · 2006 · 4 citations
    29. Beslenme ve Yeme Bozukluklarında Dermatolojik Belirtiler: Geleneksel bir Derleme Hippocrates Medical Journal · 2024
    30. General Characteristics of Hair in Eating Disorders Springer eBooks · 2012