Anorexia nervosa in a woman totally blind since birth.
A 19-year-old woman, blind since birth, lost 26 kg over a 7-month period. This was achieved by restriction of food intake, excessive exercise, laxative abuse, and self-induced vomiting. Although the visual experience is often believed to be an integral component of body-shape perception and the overvaluation of thinness in contemporary society, it does not preclude the development of anorexia nervosa.
Touyz
S W
SW
Department of Psychiatry, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
O'Sullivan
B T
BT
Gertler
R
R
Beumont
P J
PJ
D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000209:etiology*; D001766:Blindness / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans