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VIDEO: Hypogonadism, hypercortisolemia may mean anorexia in men


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM AACE 14

LAS VEGAS – Anorexia nervosa in men may present in unusual ways, confounding the diagnosis and leading to inappropriate treatment, according to a case series reported at the annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

In a video interview, Dr. Aren H. Skolnick, an endocrinology fellow at Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y., Jewish Medical Center, explains the signs of anorexia in men, how the condition presents itself, and what clinicians should do.

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