Ventricular fibrillation associated with occult eating disorder - a clinical puzzle.
Eating disorders are not infrequent in adolescents, and associated cardiac arrhythmias (CA) are well described in these patients. However, CA in adult eating disorders have been reported only rarely. We report a case of ventricular fibrillation in a patient presenting with fatigue and a recent history of vomiting.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Ohio, USA. bilal.saeed@utoledo.edug
Bilal
B
Saeed
Nauman
N
Shahid
Anand
A
Mutgi
D015992:Body Mass Index; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology