Citrus aurantium used for weight loss by an adolescent with anorexia nervosa.
A 16-year-old woman with an eating disorder admitted to taking a Citrus aurantium-containing dietary supplement for weight loss purposes. Its adrenergic agonist properties may have masked bradycardia and hypotension while exacerbating her weight loss.
Gray
Susan
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Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Woolf
Alan D
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D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002957:Citrus / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008517:Phytotherapy; D018514:Plant Structures; D015431:Weight Loss