A case study of a male with anorexia nervosa and low testosterone levels.
The authors present a case of anorexia nervosa in a young man with classic family dynamics. The patient was noted to have a markedly low testosterone level, which improved with weight gain and administration of clomiphene citrate. Implications of this finding are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D001835:Body Weight; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D002996:Clomiphene; D013739:Testosterone