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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1991; 97(1): 97-98
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211045
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A 25-Year-old Man with Congenital Hypothalamic Hypogonadism and Anorexia Nervosa

T. Ohzeki, K. Shiraki, Y. Igarashi, S. Egi, S. Kamoshita, N. Kobayashi
  • Department of Pediatrics (Head: Professor K. Shiraki), Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, and Department of Pediatrics (Heads: Professor N. Kobayashi and Professor S. Kamoshita), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo/Japan
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1990

Publication Date:
16 July 2009 (online)

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Summary

We report a case of anorexia nervosa in a man who had suffered hypogonadism from infancy. The study of the case adds an evidence to clarify roles of sex hormones in anorexia nervosa (Young, 1975).

Key words

Hypogonadism - Anorexia nervosa - Male sex - Sex hormones