ICHIHARA Atsuhiro
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Professor and Division head
Article types Case report
Language English
Peer review Non peer reviewed
Title Osteomalacia, severe thoracic deformities and respiratory failure in a young woman with anorexia nervosa.
Journal Formal name:Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Abbreviation:Intern Med
ISSN code:(1349-7235)0918-2918(Linking)
Volume, Issue, Page 54(8),pp.929-934
Author and coauthor Watanabe Daisuke, Hotta Mari, Ichihara Atsuhiro
Authorship Last author
Publication date 2015/04
Summary The recent trends in avoiding sunbathing and eating fewer fish products have resulted in a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the general Japanese population. We herein report the case of a young woman with enduring anorexia nervosa (AN) who suffered from osteomalacia, thoracic deformities and respiratory failure. Her vitamin D deficiency had been overlooked for years. Although the serum 25-hyroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level is a marker of vitamin D stores, it is not routinely examined because the cost is not covered by the national health insurance program. However, measuring the serum 25(OH)D levels in AN patients with hypocalcemia is recommended to prevent osteomalacia and osteoporosis.
DOI 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.3673
PMID 25876575