Department of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632004, India.
Indian J Pediatr. 2013 Mar;80(3):211-4. doi: 10.1007/s12098-012-0819-4. Epub 2012 Jul 14.
To analyse the clinical profile of eating disorders (ED) among adolescent patients living in India.
This is a descriptive study of a series of seven adolescent patients presenting to a tertiary care centre with characteristic clinical features of eating disorder.
Of the seven adolescents with ED there were 3 boys and 4 girls. Physical examination, psychiatric assessment and investigations confirmed the diagnosis of ED in all seven. Five adolescents were managed with nutritional rehabilitation and family based therapy as inpatients for about 3 wk. One was treated in the outpatient clinic and one was unwilling for treatment. Four patients who had strong family support recovered, 1 had minimal weight gain and 2 were lost to follow up.
The characteristic form of adolescent onset ED exists among adolescents living in India. A multidisciplinary approach to treatment is essential for a good outcome. This article was written to sensitize health care professionals, pediatricians in particular about the existence of ED among adolescents living in India and the current acceptable principles of management of this potentially fatal illness.
分析印度青少年患者饮食失调（ED）的临床特征。
这是对 7 名在三级护理中心就诊、具有饮食失调特征临床特征的青少年患者的系列描述性研究。
7 名 ED 青少年中，有 3 名男孩和 4 名女孩。体格检查、精神评估和检查均确认了 7 名患者的 ED 诊断。5 名青少年以营养康复和家庭为基础的治疗为主，住院治疗约 3 周。1 名在门诊治疗，1 名不愿接受治疗。4 名有强烈家庭支持的患者康复，1 名体重略有增加，2 名患者失访。
在印度青少年中存在特征性的青少年起病 ED 形式。多学科治疗方法对良好的治疗结果至关重要。本文旨在使医疗保健专业人员，特别是儿科医生了解印度青少年中 ED 的存在情况，以及目前对这种潜在致命疾病的可接受的治疗原则。
