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Achalasia and megaesophagus misdiagnosed as anorexia nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

V Gravier ,
W Naja ,
M Blaise  and
D Cremniter
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.

Keywords

achalasiaanorexia nervosa
Type
Case Report
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 13 , Issue 6 , September 1998 , pp. 315 - 316
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1998

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