A 15-year-old female comes in for her annual physical. Her mom informs you that she is worried because the girl has been on a strict diet and has lost a great deal of weight in the past few months. She has very little energy and does not seem interested in hanging out with her friends. The girl mentions that she has been losing some hair lately and she has not menstruated over three months. Microscopic analysis of her urine does not reveal anything abnormal.

Anorexia is a eating disorder characterized by a significantly reduced appetite or absolute food aversion. Anorexia is a extreme psychiatric disease. It is a disorder that goes far further than dieting out of control. Anorexia is most common in a girl or young woman, starts dieting to lose weight in the first place.

Several symptoms of anorexia includes:

Rapidly losing weight or becoming emaciated and severely underweight.
Amenorrhea: an prolonged menstrual absence, or loss of three consecutive menstrual cycles .
Depression or lethargic level.
Hair loss or thinning.
Stop social events, relatives, and friends. Can be isolated and revoked.

The person will be traeted with nutrional and therapeutic methods.

Hence, the girls is suffering from Anorexia.