title: Hepatic glycogen deposition in a patient with anorexia nervosa and persistently abnormal transaminase levels.
abstract: Anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders characterized by calorie restriction have been associated with a variety of hepatic abnormalities. Fatty steatosis has been described in eating disorder patients. We report the rare finding of glycogen accumulation in the liver in a patient with anorexia nervosa, which to our knowledge is only the second such case reported in the literature. This case highlights the importance of monitoring for liver abnormalities in patients with restrictive eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: Division of Women's Health Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 13737 North 92nd Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260, USA. Electronic address: kransdorf.lisa@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Lisa N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Kransdorf
authors.affiliation: Division of Women's Health Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 13737 North 92nd Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260, USA.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Millstine
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Maxwell L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Bashar A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Aqel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D000637:Transaminases / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008112:Liver Glycogen; D000637:Transaminases