Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Subscribe American Journal of Medicine Free Newsletter
Physical Examevaluation

evaluation

What's New from AJM

A Case of Addison’s Disease Nearly Mistaken for Anorexia Nervosa

0
A 22-year-old woman presented to her primary care physician because of an unintentional weight loss of 30 pounds (Figure A) associated with nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and generalized abdominal pain. She also described symptoms of anxiety and low mood that coincided with the breakdown of a relationship. Although she did not report body image distortion or fear of weight gain, anorexia...