14th June 2021

A 19-year-old man with a history of anorexia nervosa has been admitted to hospital

A 19-year-old man with a history of anorexia nervosa has been admitted to hospital following a collapse at home. He was found to be significantly bradycardic, extremely low in body weight, and malnourished. He consented to artificial feeding to supplement his nutritional intake, and a nasogastric tube is sited with feeding commenced. Several days later, he becomes unwell, presenting with confusion and bilateral pitting oedema to the knees.

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