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1: Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Sep;21(9):603-5. Links

Chest pain among adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

Sundararaghavan S, Pitts TY, Suarez WA, Johnstone C.

Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Ohio and Mercy Children's Hospital, Toledo, OH, USA. sreekanth_raghavan@yahoo.com

Chest pain is common among adolescents. However, chest pain among adolescents with eating disorders is unique. We report a case of an anorexic adolescent presenting to the emergency room with acute onset of chest pain due to spontaneous pneumomediastinum. The pathophysiology, etiology, and risk factors of chest pain among adolescents with anorexia nervosa are reviewed.

PMID: 16160667 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]