Orbital fat edema in anorexia nervosa: a reversible finding.
Orbital fat edema was found in a patient with long-standing severe anorexia nervosa. The changes disappeared after the patient gained weight. The underlying mechanisms remains unexplained, but the changes most likely coincide with the disappearance of fat tissue and the appearance of edema following disturbance of the electrolyte/fluid balance.
Department of Radiology, University Hospital KU Leuven, Belgium.
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Demaerel
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Daele
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De Vuysere
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Wilms
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Baert
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology