Medical Treatment for Burn Patients with Eating Disorders : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Uehara, Rie
Takeda, Akira
Nagashima, Kazutaka
Akimoto, Minekatsu
Nemoto, Mitsuru
Uchinuma, Eiju
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-02-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There have been many cases of burn patients who also suffer from psychiatric problems, including eating disorders.
We present a case of a 38-year-old female with an eating disorder and depression who became light-headed and fell, spilling boiling water from a kettle on herself at home sustaining partial thickness and full thickness burns over 5% of her total body surface area: left buttock and right thigh and calf.
Eating disorders (in the present case, anorexia nervosa) cause emaciation and malnutrition, and consent for hospitalization from the patient and/or family is often difficult.
During the medical treatment of burns for these patients, consideration not only of physical symptoms caused by malnutrition but also the psychiatric issues is required.
Therefore, multifaceted and complex care must be given to burn patients with eating disorders.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Akimoto, Minekatsu& Takeda, Akira& Nagashima, Kazutaka& Uehara, Rie& Nemoto, Mitsuru& Uchinuma, Eiju. 2011. Medical Treatment for Burn Patients with Eating Disorders : A Case Report. Plastic Surgery International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Akimoto, Minekatsu…[et al.]. Medical Treatment for Burn Patients with Eating Disorders : A Case Report. Plastic Surgery International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Akimoto, Minekatsu& Takeda, Akira& Nagashima, Kazutaka& Uehara, Rie& Nemoto, Mitsuru& Uchinuma, Eiju. Medical Treatment for Burn Patients with Eating Disorders : A Case Report. Plastic Surgery International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466721