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Achalasia and megaesophagus misdiagnosed as anorexia nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

V Gravier
Affiliation:
Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Mal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010Créteil cedex, France
W Naja
Affiliation:
Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Mal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010Créteil cedex, France
M Blaise
Affiliation:
Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Mal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010Créteil cedex, France
D Cremniter
Affiliation:
Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Mal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010Créteil cedex, France
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Summary

A 40-year-old woman initially considered as suffering from anorexia nervosa was later diagnosed as having achalasia and megaesophagus.

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Case Report
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1998

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