Eating disorder in a 6-year-old Asian girl with ethyl malonic adipic aciduria.
Accurate data are not available for the prevalence of eating disorders amongst the Asian population in Britain. Only a handful of cases have been reported in the literature [Bhadrinath (1990). British Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 565-568.] suggested that it is an uncommon phenomenon despite Dolan's recent finding [Dolan, Lacey, & Evans (1990). British Journal of Psychiatry, 157, 523-528.] that there were elevated Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) scores in a sample of young Asian adults compared with Caucasians. We report a case of an Asian girl with a rare inborn error of metabolism and an eating disorder.
Ballard
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, United Kingdom.
Handy
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McGibben
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Mohan
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Silveira
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D000069:Acculturation; D000272:Adipates / Q000652:urine*; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000523:psychology; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004739:England; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases / Q000172:deficiency*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008314:Malonates / Q000652:urine*; D010552:Personality Assessment
D000272:Adipates; D008314:Malonates; C038080:ethylmalonic acid; C029900:adipic acid; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases