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Emaciated

MedGen UID:
8585
•Concept ID:
C0013911
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Emaciation; Emaciations
SNOMED CT: Emaciated (371597004); Emaciated build (371597004)

Definition

An extreme loss of muscle and subcutaneous fat that is caused by malnutrition, and which results in a severely thin (emaciated) appearance. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEmaciated

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Obturator hernia: anatomy, embryology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Petrie A, Tubbs RS, Matusz P, Shaffer K, Loukas M
Clin Anat 2011 Jul;24(5):562-9. Epub 2011 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/ca.21097. PMID: 21322061
Review article: recognition and treatment of eating disorders in primary and secondary care.
Robinson PH
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2000 Apr;14(4):367-77. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2000.00725.x. PMID: 10759615
Eating disorders: assessment and treatment.
Johnson WG, Schlundt DG
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1985 Sep;28(3):598-614. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198528030-00016. PMID: 3863731

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Characteristic features of neck skin aging in Chinese women.
Xie X, Wang Y, Zeng Q, Lv Y, Hu R, Zhu K, Liu C, Lai W, Guan L
J Cosmet Dermatol 2018 Oct;17(5):935-944. Epub 2018 Aug 29 doi: 10.1111/jocd.12762. PMID: 30160008
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels: the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa.
Kaye WH, Wierenga CE, Bailer UF, Simmons AN, Bischoff-Grethe A
Trends Neurosci 2013 Feb;36(2):110-20. Epub 2013 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2013.01.003. PMID: 23333342Free PMC Article
Mycobacteriosis in wild birds: the potential risk of disseminating a little-known infectious disease.
Soler D, Brieva C, Ribón W
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 2009 Jan-Feb;11(1):134-44. doi: 10.1590/s0124-00642009000100014. PMID: 19721987
Eating disorders in school-aged children.
Watkins B, Lask B
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2002 Apr;11(2):185-99. doi: 10.1016/s1056-4993(01)00003-7. PMID: 12109317
Vitamin A deficiency in the Sudan: a call for a surveillance system.
el Bushra HE
East Afr Med J 1992 May;69(5):279-81. PMID: 1644048

Diagnosis

Primary Sjogren's syndrome: a great masquerader.
Kumar N, Surendran D, Srinivas BH, Bammigatti C
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Dec 29;12(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231802. PMID: 31888893Free PMC Article
Strangulated obturator hernia: a case report with literature review.
Mnari W, Hmida B, Maatouk M, Zrig A, Golli M
Pan Afr Med J 2019;32:144. Epub 2019 Mar 26 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.32.144.14846. PMID: 31303916Free PMC Article
Obturator hernia: anatomy, embryology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Petrie A, Tubbs RS, Matusz P, Shaffer K, Loukas M
Clin Anat 2011 Jul;24(5):562-9. Epub 2011 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/ca.21097. PMID: 21322061
Eating disorders in school-aged children.
Watkins B, Lask B
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2002 Apr;11(2):185-99. doi: 10.1016/s1056-4993(01)00003-7. PMID: 12109317
Left ventricular enlargement.
Gruber JE
J Emerg Med 1985;3(1):37-9. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(85)90218-5. PMID: 2936795

Therapy

Drug Dosing Recommendations for All Patients: A Roadmap for Change.
Powell JR, Cook J, Wang Y, Peck R, Weiner D
Clin Pharmacol Ther 2021 Jan;109(1):65-72. Epub 2020 Jul 12 doi: 10.1002/cpt.1923. PMID: 32453862Free PMC Article
Primary Sjogren's syndrome: a great masquerader.
Kumar N, Surendran D, Srinivas BH, Bammigatti C
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Dec 29;12(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231802. PMID: 31888893Free PMC Article
Nystagmus in an Emaciated Infant.
Dhannawat SS, Rao AA, Brodsky MC
JAMA Ophthalmol 2015 Nov;133(11):1349-50. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.1940. PMID: 26313853
Gastrointestinal manifestations of HIV infection.
Sharpstone D, Gazzard B
Lancet 1996 Aug 10;348(9024):379-83. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)01034-3. PMID: 8709738Free PMC Article
Adrenal activity in anorexia nervosa.
Walsh BT, Katz JL, Levin J, Kream J, Fukushima DK, Hellman LD, Weiner H, Zumoff B
Psychosom Med 1978 Oct;40(6):499-506. doi: 10.1097/00006842-197810000-00005. PMID: 734026

Prognosis

Misread and mistaken: Étienne Lancereaux's enduring legacy in the classification of diabetes mellitus.
Wright JR Jr, McIntyre L
J Med Biogr 2022 Feb;30(1):15-20. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1177/0967772020914797. PMID: 32279606
Skeletal Muscle Damage in COVID-19: A Call for Action.
Ali AM, Kunugi H
Medicina (Kaunas) 2021 Apr 12;57(4) doi: 10.3390/medicina57040372. PMID: 33921429Free PMC Article
Drug Dosing Recommendations for All Patients: A Roadmap for Change.
Powell JR, Cook J, Wang Y, Peck R, Weiner D
Clin Pharmacol Ther 2021 Jan;109(1):65-72. Epub 2020 Jul 12 doi: 10.1002/cpt.1923. PMID: 32453862Free PMC Article
Obturator hernia: anatomy, embryology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Petrie A, Tubbs RS, Matusz P, Shaffer K, Loukas M
Clin Anat 2011 Jul;24(5):562-9. Epub 2011 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/ca.21097. PMID: 21322061
Eating disorders in school-aged children.
Watkins B, Lask B
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2002 Apr;11(2):185-99. doi: 10.1016/s1056-4993(01)00003-7. PMID: 12109317

Clinical prediction guides

Respiratory onset in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: clinical features and spreading pattern.
Pinto S, Gromicho M, Oliveira Santos MO, Swash M, De Carvalho M
Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2023 Feb;24(1-2):40-44. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1080/21678421.2022.2067777. PMID: 35510537
Misread and mistaken: Étienne Lancereaux's enduring legacy in the classification of diabetes mellitus.
Wright JR Jr, McIntyre L
J Med Biogr 2022 Feb;30(1):15-20. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1177/0967772020914797. PMID: 32279606
Drug Dosing Recommendations for All Patients: A Roadmap for Change.
Powell JR, Cook J, Wang Y, Peck R, Weiner D
Clin Pharmacol Ther 2021 Jan;109(1):65-72. Epub 2020 Jul 12 doi: 10.1002/cpt.1923. PMID: 32453862Free PMC Article
Characteristic features of neck skin aging in Chinese women.
Xie X, Wang Y, Zeng Q, Lv Y, Hu R, Zhu K, Liu C, Lai W, Guan L
J Cosmet Dermatol 2018 Oct;17(5):935-944. Epub 2018 Aug 29 doi: 10.1111/jocd.12762. PMID: 30160008
Left ventricular enlargement.
Gruber JE
J Emerg Med 1985;3(1):37-9. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(85)90218-5. PMID: 2936795

Recent systematic reviews

Mycobacteriosis in wild birds: the potential risk of disseminating a little-known infectious disease.
Soler D, Brieva C, Ribón W
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 2009 Jan-Feb;11(1):134-44. doi: 10.1590/s0124-00642009000100014. PMID: 19721987

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