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Transient Eating Problems in an Adolescent without Body Image Disturbances: A Diagnostic Quandary
Siddharth Sarkar1, Susanta Kumar Padhy1, Pradyumna Rao1
1Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Abstract:
Eating problems are commonly encountered in childhood and adolescents, and may be manifestation of a variety of psychiatric disorders when medical causes are excluded. We present the case of a young lady presenting with problems of eating which presented with difficulties of ascribing a diagnostic label for eating problems. The patient, a 12-year-old girl with history suggestive of mild mental retardation and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy presented with selective eating of foodstuffs which improved spontaneously in 2 months. The different diagnostic possibilities entertained for the case are discussed.
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