Anorexia
Anorexia: Introduction
Anorexia: This is known as a lack of or loss of appetite for food.
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Causes of Anorexia:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Anorexia.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Types of Anorexia:
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Anorexia: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Anorexia
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Diagnostic Guides for Anorexia
Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- ANOREXIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Anorexia
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- ANOREXIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Anorexia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Anorexia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Weight Loss
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Anorexia
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Anorexia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Anorexia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- ANOREXIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Anorexia: Self Assessment Tools
Anorexia: Medical Mistakes
Anorexia: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
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Misdiagnosis and Anorexia
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because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially misdiagnosed as a "nervous...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke or Alzheimer's disease,
it can also occur from a...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD
in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults.
Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has usually...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder)
often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians.
Many patients...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with
an eating disorder is female.
The result is that men with eating disorders often...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be
undiagnosed in teenagers.
The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression)
may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of...read more »
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Anorexia: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Anorexia
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Medications or substances causing Anorexia:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Anorexia as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
- Adriamycin PFS
- Adriamycin RDF
- Doxil Injection
- Rubex
- Doxolem
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medications causing Anorexia
Drug interactions causing Anorexia:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Anorexia as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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Definitions of Anorexia:
Anorexia: Avoid substituting the simple word anorexia for anorexia nervosa. Diminished appetite; aversion to food. [G. fr. an- priv. + orexis, appetite]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
A prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Clinical manifestation consisting of a physiopathological lack or loss of appetite accompanied by an aversion to food and the inability to eat.
- (Source - CRISP)
An abnormal loss of the appetite for food. Anorexia can be caused by cancer, AIDS, a mental disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa), or other diseases.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Organs affected by Anorexia:
The list of organs typically affected by Anorexia may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Anorexia
The list below shows some of the causes of Anorexia mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Anorexia?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Anorexia.
Of the 285
causes of Anorexia that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 5
causes are "common" diseases
- 9
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 10
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 266
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 285
causes of Anorexia
Conditions listing symptoms: Anorexia:
The following list of conditions
have 'Anorexia' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Abdominal Cancer
... anorexiaAcetaminophen poisoning
... anorexiaAcrodynia
... anorexiaACTH Deficiency
... anorexiaAcute adult T-Cell leukemia
... anorexiaAcute meningitis
... AnorexiaAcute myelofibrosis
... anorexiaAcute panmyelosis
... anorexiaAcute Pesticide poisoning - xylene
... anorexiaAddison's Disease
... anorexiaAdenitis
... AnorexiaAdhesions
... AnorexiaAdrenal Cortex Diseases
... anorexiaAdrenal disorders
... AnorexiaAdrenal hyperplasia
... anorexiaAdrenal insufficiency
... AnorexiaAdult T-Cell leukemia
... anorexiaAdult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
... AnorexiaAdult T-Cell lymphoma
... anorexiaAdverse reaction
... AnorexiaAleukemic leukemia cutis
... anorexiaAndrade's syndrome
... anorexiaAnemic - hematuria syndrome
... anorexiaAngiostrongyliasis
... anorexiaAortic supravalvular stenosis
... anorexiaAppendix disorders
... AnorexiaApple seed poisoning
... anorexiaArbovirus
... AnorexiaB
Back tumour
... anorexiaBacterial meningitis
... AnorexiaBartonella infections
... anorexiaBartter Syndrome
... anorexiaBertielliasis
... anorexiaBing-Neel syndrome
... anorexiaBlood cancer
... anorexiaBlue Diaper Syndrome
... anorexiaBonnier's syndrome
... anorexiaBreast Duct Papilloma
... anorexiaBrennemann's syndrome
... anorexiaBright's Disease
... anorexiaBusulfan toxicity syndrome
... anorexiaC
Camurati-Engelmann Disease
... anorexiaCat scratch disease
... anorexiaCathinone poisoning
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - 1,2-Dibromoethane
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Acetylene Tetrabromide
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Acrinathrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - alpha-Cypermethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Amitrole
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Azinphos-methyl
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Barthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Beta-cyfluthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - beta-Cypermethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Bifenthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Bioallethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Bioehtanomethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Biopermethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Bioresmethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Chlorinated naphthalene
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Chlorodiphenyl
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Cismethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Cyclethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Cyfluthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Cyhalothrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Cyllprothrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Cyphenothrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Deltamethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Dimefluthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Dimethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Empenthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Esfenvalerate
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Ether
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Fenfluthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Fenpirithrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Fenpropathrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Fenvalerate
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Flucythrinate
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Flufenprox
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Fluvalinate
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Furethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - gamma-Cyhalothrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Halfenprox
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Hexabromobiphenyl
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Imiprothrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - lambda-Cyhalothrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Methyl Bromide
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Metofluthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Molybdenum
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Phenol
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Phthalthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Prallethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Profluthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Protrifenbute
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Pyresmethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Pyrethroid
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Silafluofen
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Tau-Fluvalinate
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Tefluthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Tetramethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - theta-Cypermethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Tralomethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Transfluthrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - Transpermethrin
... anorexiaChemical poisoning - zeta-Cypermethrin
... anorexiaChilaiditi syndrome
... anorexiaChronic adult T-Cell leukemia
... anorexiaChronic Hepatitis
... anorexiaChronic Pesticide poisoning - xylene
... anorexiaChronic vitamin A toxicity
... anorexiaCluster headache
... anorexiaCongenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
... anorexiaCopper toxicity
... anorexiaCyclospora cayetanenis food poisoning
... anorexiaD
D'Acosta
... anorexiaDilaudid withdrawal
... anorexiaDuodenal conditions
... AnorexiaE
Electrolyte abnormality
... anorexiaEnd Stage Liver Failure
... anorexiaEndocardial fibroelastosis
... anorexiaEndocrine pancreatic cancer
... AnorexiaEnterovirus antenatal infection
... anorexiaF
Familial hyperchylomicronemia
... anorexiaFelty Syndrome
... anorexiaFilovirus
... AnorexiaFrancisella tularenis infection
... anorexiaG
Gall Bladder Cancer
... AnorexiaGall bladder conditions
... AnorexiaGastric lymphoma
... anorexiaGastric Ulcer
... anorexiaGastritis, familial giant hypertrophic
... anorexiaGiardia
... anorexiaGraft-versus-host disease - acute
... anorexiaH
Helicobacter pylori bacteria
... AnorexiaHemophagocytic reticulosis
... anorexiaHenoch-Schönlein purpura
... anorexiaHepatoblastoma
... anorexiaHepatorenal tyrosinemia
... anorexiaHerbal Agent overdose - Ajuga Nipponensis Makino
... anorexiaHerbal Agent overdose - Wormwood
... anorexiaHereditary spherocytic hemolytic anemia
... anorexiaHerpes simplex encephalitis
... anorexiaHip cancer
... anorexiaHobo spider poisoning
... anorexiaHodgkin's Disease
... anorexiaHymenolepsis diminuta infection
... anorexiaHymenolepsis nana infection
... anorexiaHypoadrenocorticism - hypoparathyroidism - moniliasis
... anorexiaHypokalemia
... anorexiaHyponatremia
... anorexiaHypopituitarism
... AnorexiaI
Immunoproliferative diseases
... AnorexiaInfectious Diarrhea
... AnorexiaInfective endocarditis
... anorexiaInsect parasite conditions
... AnorexiaIntestinal Conditions
... AnorexiaIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
... anorexiaIsopsoriasis
... anorexiaItraconazole toxicity
... anorexiaJ
Jirásek-Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome
... anorexiaL
Leishmaniasis
... anorexiaLetterer-Siwe disease
... anorexiaLightwood-Albright syndrome
... anorexiaLipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia
... anorexiaLipoproteine lipase deficiency
... anorexiaListeriosis meningoencephalitis
... anorexiaLithium toxicity
... anorexiaLupus
... anorexiaM
Mercury poisoning - consumption of contaminated fish
... anorexiaMercury poisoning - Folk Remedies
... anorexiaMixed connective tissue disease
... AnorexiaMultifocal fibrosclerosis
... anorexiaMultiple endocrine neoplasia
... AnorexiaMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
... AnorexiaMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
... AnorexiaMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 3
... AnorexiaMyelitis
... anorexiaMyelofibrosis
... anorexiaMénétrier's disease
... anorexiaN
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
... anorexiaNeonatal bacterial meningitis
... anorexiaNeonatal sepsis
... anorexiaNephrogenic diabetes insipidus
... anorexiaNocardiosis
... anorexiaNutritional deficiency
... AnorexiaO
Obstructive Jaundice
... anorexiaOesophagostomiasis
... anorexiaOligomeganephronic renal hypoplasia
... anorexiaOpioid withdrawal
... anorexiaOrnithine transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency
... anorexiaOrnithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
... anorexiaP
Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
... AnorexiaPANDAS
... anorexiaPara-amino benzoic acid overuse
... anorexiaParaneoplastic Autoimmune Syndromes
... AnorexiaParathyroid Cancer
... AnorexiaPelvic abscess
... anorexiaPhosphoglycerate kinase 1 deficiency
... anorexiaPneumonia, eosinophilic
... anorexiaPolymyalgia rheumatica
... anorexiaPostperfusion lung syndrome
... anorexiaPrimary sclerosing cholangitis
... anorexiaPrimary tubular proximal acidosis
... anorexiaProximal Renal Tubular Acidosis
... AnorexiaPseudohypoaldosteronism type 1
... anorexiaPseudohypoaldosteronism type 1, autosomal dominant
... anorexiaPseudohypoaldosteronism type 1, autosomal recessive
... anorexiaPsychiatric disorders
... AnorexiaPsychological disorders
... AnorexiaPulmonary fibrosis
... AnorexiaR
Renal infarction
... anorexiaRenal tubulopathy - diabetes mellitus - cerebellar ataxia
... anorexiaRib Tumor
... anorexiaRicketttsialpox
... anorexiaRiley Shwachman syndrome
... anorexiaRitter syndrome
... anorexiaRocio encephalitis
... anorexiaRubella
... anorexiaS
Sassoon hospital syndrome
... anorexiaSclerosing Cholangitis
... anorexiaSecondary Bone Cancer
... anorexiaSelf Harm
... AnorexiaSerious digitalis intoxication
... anorexiaShaver's disease
... anorexiaSilo unloader syndrome
... anorexiaSmoldering adult T-Cell leukemia
... anorexiaSpencer disease
... anorexiaSpira syndrome
... anorexiaSpleen Cancer
... anorexiaSporotrichosis - disseminated
... anorexiaSquamous Cell Skin Cancer
... anorexiaSteroid withdrawal syndrome
... anorexiaSubacute granulomatous thyroiditis
... AnorexiaT
Tick-borne encephalitis
... anorexiaToxic mushrooms - Renal toxic (orelline)
... anorexiaTropical sprue
... anorexiaV
Vanadium poisoning
... anorexiaVaricella virus antenatal infection
... AnorexiaVaricella zoster
... AnorexiaVibrio
... AnorexiaVibrio vulnificus infection
... AnorexiaViral digestive infections
... AnorexiaViral Hemorrhagic Fevers
... AnorexiaVisceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)
... anorexiaVitamin D - adverse effects
... anorexiaW
Wegener's granulomatosis
... AnorexiaWeight cycling
... AnorexiaWernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
... anorexiaWheat intolerance
... AnorexiaWhole-body acute irradiation - hematopoietic syndrome
... anorexiaWinkelman Bethfe Pfeiffer syndrome
... AnorexiaWolman disease
... AnorexiaWorm conditions
... AnorexiaY
Yolk sack tumour
... Anorexia
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Causes of Anorexia Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Anorexia based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Anorexia?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Anorexia, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Anorexia:
Medical Conditions associated with Anorexia:
Thinness (465 causes), Weight loss (1848 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes), Body symptoms (2668 causes), Weight symptoms (1751 causes)
Symptoms related to Anorexia:
Eating disorders, Appetite changes (1050 causes), Bulimia, Anorexia nervosa, Binge eating (3 causes), Eating disorder, Body weight, Body image, Starvation, Diet pills, Excessive exercise
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