Anorexia nervosa and steroid withdrawal
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Morgan, John ;Lacey, J. Hubert
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Article
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1996
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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We report a case of anorexia nervosa in a 14-year-old girl following withdrawal of oral prednisolone used in the treatment of asthma. The patient exhibited depressed affect and disturbance of body image prior to onset of anorexia. To the authors' knowledge this is the first report of anorexia nervos