title: [EATING DISORDERS IN PEDIATRIC AGE: A BOOM PATHOLOGY].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to determine the characteristics of pediatric patients suffering from eating disorders that were hospitalized at Hospital Universitario de Canarias.
  
  
  METHODS
  a retrospective study in a cohort of pediatric patients diagnosed with eating disorders and admitted in our area was developed during the last seven years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  out of 35 patients in our study, 85.7 % were women, onset average age 13.5. 77.1% of the cases were diagnosed as anorexia nervosa- restrictive type. The most frequent analytical alterations, detected when patients were in hospital, consisted in a drop in plasma levels in retinol binding protein (RBP)- in 57.6% of the cases- and D hypovitaminosis- in 46.9 % of them: the use of high - calories supplements was required in 71.4% of patients during hospitalization. The average weight gain was higher when the body mass index (BMI) was smaller at patient's admission to hospital (p = 0,006). Conclussions: eating disorders are increasing in pediatric age: puberty is a special vulnerable period for its development, as well as medical complications secondary to malnutrition. Admission to hospital is an essential tool for handling many cases; taking the necessary monitoring leading to a weight increase, preventing complications in nutritional support and tackling the underlying psychopathology. Diagnosis and a precocious treatment are crucial to avoid an excessive weight loss and more complications.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Canarias.. yuniord2@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yunior
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dueñas Disotuar
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Canarias.. mercemurray@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murray Hurtado
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Psiquiatría. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Canarias.. rubiobelen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rubio Morell
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria.. hmurjanib@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hima S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Murjani Bharwani
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación CHUC. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Canarias, España.. ajimenezsosa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jiménez Sosa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty / Q000523:psychology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D015430:Weight Gain