Anorexia Nervosa: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).

  • Diabetes mellitus (diabetes).
  • Hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism)
  • Cystic fibrosis (cystic fibrosis, ZF) – genetic disease with autosomal recessive inheritance, characterized by the production of secretions in various organs to be tamed.

Mouth, esophagus (food pipe), stomach and intestines (K00-K67; K90-K93).

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48).

  • Brain tumors
  • Carcinomas – cancers that arise from cells in the covering tissue of skin or mucosa (epithelium).

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99).

  • Acute adjustment disorders
  • Alcohol abuse (heavy drinking; alcohol abuse).
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Substance abuse
  • Personality disorders
  • Schizophrenia – psychiatric disorder with multiple manifestations.
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Medication

  • See “Causes” under medications