title: Pregnancy in severe anorexia nervosa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Anorexia nervosa among Arabian girls seems to be rare and pregnancy in condition of extreme underweight seems to be rare as well.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 19-year-old Arabian girl living in Italy who referred to an Eating Disorder Unit for her anorexic condition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  She arrived for a consultation when she was at her 33rd week of pregnancy at a Body Mass Index lower than 14.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present case aims to underline the need of medical and psychological attention to pregnancy in anorexia nervosa cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Eating Disorder Center, S. Anna's Hospital, Ferrara, Italy. e.manzato@ospfe.it
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manzato
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.forename: Malvina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gualandi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*