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A Case of Anorexia Nervosa with Klinefelter's Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

C. G. Hindler  and
D. L. Norris
C. G. Hindler*
Affiliation:
Tara, The H. Moross Centre, Private Bag X7, Randburg, 2125, South Africa (now Senior House Officer, Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG)
D. L. Norris
Affiliation:
Head of Eating Disorders Unit, Tara, The H. Moross Centre
*
∗ Correspondence
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Extract

This is the first reported case of anorexia nervosa in association with Klinefelter's syndrome. Although the patient was initially diagnosed as suffering from ‘atypical’ anorexia nervosa, Klinefelter's syndrome was cytogenetically proven and other organic pathology ruled out.

Type
Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 5 , November 1986 , pp. 659 - 660
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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