Abnormal Liver Function Tests in an Anorexia Nervosa Patient and an Atypical Manifestation of Refeeding Syndrome.
Refeeding syndrome is defined as electrolyte and fluid abnormalities that occur in significantly malnourished patients when they are refed orally, enterally, or parenterally. The principal manifestations include hypophosphatemia, hypokalemia, vitamin deficiencies, volume overload and edema. This can affect multiple organ systems, such as the cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological systems, secondary to the above-mentioned abnormalities. Rarely, patients may develop gastrointestinal symptoms and show abnormal liver function test results. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman with anorexia nervosa who developed refeeding syndrome and simultaneous elevations of liver function test results, which normalized upon the resolution of the refeeding syndrome.
Division of Gastroenterology, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, N.Y., USA.
Vamshidhar R
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Vootla
Division of Gastroenterology, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, N.Y., USA.
Myrta
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Daniel
Abnormal liver function tests; Anorexia nervosa; Refeeding syndrome