title: Generalized pruritus in anorexia nervosa.
abstract: We report a 19-year-old woman with the associated disorders of generalized pruritus, hypertrichosis and anorexia nervosa, all of which had been present for approximately 4 months. Psychotherapy induced both weight gain and resolution of the pruritus. We propose that anorexia-associated pruritus be considered one of the important cutaneous signs in anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D015430:Weight Gain