Tonsillitis Caused by Vomiting in a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa: A Case Report and Literature Review
A 32-year-old lady presented to our ENT service with worsening tonsillitis. This was one of multiple attacks; all of which had all followed periods of self-induced vomiting due to the patient suffering with bulimia nervosa. Here we present the first ever case report of such a case of tonsillitis and...
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| description | A 32-year-old lady presented to our ENT service with worsening tonsillitis. This was one of multiple attacks; all of which had all followed periods of self-induced vomiting due to the patient suffering with bulimia nervosa. Here we present the first ever case report of such a case of tonsillitis and a review of the literature of otolaryngology manifestations and complications of bulimia nervosa. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8151720cd0743bab8da3757f0207e922025-02-03T06:08:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/251629251629Tonsillitis Caused by Vomiting in a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa: A Case Report and Literature ReviewMiles Bannister0ENT Department, Tameside General Hospital, Fountain Street, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 9RW, UKA 32-year-old lady presented to our ENT service with worsening tonsillitis. This was one of multiple attacks; all of which had all followed periods of self-induced vomiting due to the patient suffering with bulimia nervosa. Here we present the first ever case report of such a case of tonsillitis and a review of the literature of otolaryngology manifestations and complications of bulimia nervosa.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/251629 |
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| title | Tonsillitis Caused by Vomiting in a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Tonsillitis Caused by Vomiting in a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Tonsillitis Caused by Vomiting in a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tonsillitis Caused by Vomiting in a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Tonsillitis Caused by Vomiting in a Patient with Bulimia Nervosa: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | tonsillitis caused by vomiting in a patient with bulimia nervosa a case report and literature review |
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