Cachexia in a mentally retarded adolescent secondary to mandibular dislocation.
A 19-year-old mentally retarded male's cachexia, of five months duration, was attributed to a previously undetected anterior dislocation of the mandible. After reduction of the mandible he improved markedly, with better appetite and rapid weight-gain.
D000328:Adult; D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis