title: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a complication of anorexia nervosa?
abstract: We describe a patient with anorexia nervosa who developed a spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Five other patients have been reported with this association, suggesting that tissue changes in anorexia nervosa may predispose to this condition.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*