[A Case of Anorexia Nervosa with Chewing and Spitting Improved by Treatment with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors].

Abstract

Chewing and spitting (CHSP) is the symptom of chewing and spitting out food without swallowing. CHSP is fairy common among patients with eating disorders, but no report has been published on drug treatment for it. We report a patient with anorexia nervosa showing extreme weight loss due to CHSP. After admission, CHSP was improved by treatment with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, leading to marked recovery of the body weight CHSP may represent a marker for illness severity, so its early treatment is critical to prevent the increasing severity of eating disorders.

• Authors: Kouji Inoue, Toshio Matsubara, Koji Matsuo, Yoshifumi Watanabe
• Journal: Seishin shinkeigaku zasshi = Psychiatria et neurologia Japonica (Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi) Vol. 117 Issue 5 Pg. 327-32 ( 2015) ISSN: 0033-2658 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 26502708 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors

Topics

• Adult
• Anorexia Nervosa (complications)
• Energy Intake
• Feeding and Eating Disorders (drug therapy, etiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Mastication
• Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (therapeutic use)