title: [Anorexia nervosa in boys and men].
abstract: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is thought to appear predominantly in girls and young women. Twenty years ago the incidence of AN was considered as 1 boy to 10-15 girls. Recent data suggest that the girls to boys rate is 4:1. The most frequently AN in boys begins during puberty. Boys and young men reluctantly apply for help to medical professionals trying to hide their symptoms. The diagnosis of AN is established and the treatment is being performed only when they suffer from a marked loss of weight or a severe depression with suicidal thoughts. We report seven male patients with AN and review the differences in a course of this disease between male and female patients.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Pediatrii, Nefrologii i Endokrynologii Dzieciecej w Zabrzu Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ziora
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oświecimska
authors.forename: Mieczysław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szalecki
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geisler
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Broll-Waśka
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwiecień
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gorczyca
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lukasik
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Franiczek
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stojewska
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dyduch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D017678:Sex Distribution