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The case of a young woman suffering from insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), binge eating disorder and dysthymic disorder is presented. The patient was affected by diabetes before the onset of binge eating disorder. The eating disorder developed after recurrent nocturnal hypoglycemic episodes. The patient had a poor metabolic control, but a normal body mass index. The study of the peculiar clinical features of eating disorder of the IDDM patient could help diabetologists and psychiatrists in accurate global clinical assessment.
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Two case studies of female patients with both anorexia nervosa and celiac disease indicate that this comorbidity could be casual or could show a relevant clinical link. In the first case, the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa was made after that of celiac disease, while in the second case, the diagnosis of celiac disease followed that of anorexia nervosa. In the latter case, celiac disease may have had a subclinical presentation and there may have been a delay in diagnosis.
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Two adolescents, one male and one female, with recurrent self - induced syncope associated with isometric exercise is described. Holter monitoring in one patient showed that isometric exercise led to increasing bradycardia followed by asystolic pauses accompanied by presyncopal symptoms.
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