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'''Anorexia''' (deriving from the [[Greek language|Greek]] "α(ν)-" (''a(n)-'', a prefix that denotes absence) + "όρεξη'' (orexe)</i> = appetite) is the decreased sensation of [[appetite]]. While the term in non-scientific publications is often used interchangeably with [[anorexia nervosa]], many possible causes exist for a decreased appetite, some of which may be harmless, while others indicate a serious clinical condition, or pose a significant risk. | '''Anorexia''' (deriving from the [[Greek language|Greek]] "α(ν)-" (''a(n)-'', a prefix that denotes absence) + "όρεξη'' (orexe)</i> = appetite) is the decreased sensation of [[appetite]]. While the term in non-scientific publications is often used interchangeably with [[anorexia nervosa]], many possible causes exist for a decreased appetite, some of which may be harmless, while others indicate a serious clinical condition, or pose a significant risk. | ||
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*[[Bulimia]] | *[[Bulimia]] | ||
*[[Calcitriol]] | *[[Calcitriol]] | ||
*[[Carotenodermia]] | *[[Carotenodermia]] | ||
*[[Chagas disease]] | *[[Chagas disease]] | ||
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| '''Chemical / poisoning''' | | '''Chemical / poisoning''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Chromotherapy]] | ||
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| '''Drug Side Effect''' | | '''Drug Side Effect''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Aciclovir]] • [[Amphetamine ]] • [[Amphotericin B]] • [[Antidepressants]] • [[Benzodiazepine]] • [[Benzylpiperazine]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Aciclovir]] • [[Amphetamine ]] • [[Amphotericin B]] • [[Antidepressants]] • [[Benzodiazepine]] • [[Benzylpiperazine]] • [[Calcitriol]] • [[Chromotherapy]] • [[Cocaine]] | ||
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| '''Endocrine''' | | '''Endocrine''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Anorexia Nervosa]] • [[Binge eating]] • [[Bulimia nervosa]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Anorexia Nervosa]] • [[Binge eating]] • [[Bulimia nervosa]] • [[Carotenodermia]] | ||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | | '''Gastroenterologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Acute fatty liver of pregnancy]] • [[Anorexia nervosa]] • [[Appendicitis]] • [[Binge eating]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Acute fatty liver of pregnancy]] • [[Anorexia nervosa]] • [[Appendicitis]] • [[Binge eating]] • [[Colorectal cancer]] | ||
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| '''Infectious Disease''' | | '''Infectious Disease''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Acute viral nasopharyngitis (common cold)]] • [[AIDS]] • [[Astroviridae]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Acute viral nasopharyngitis (common cold)]] • [[AIDS]] • [[Astroviridae]] • [[Chagas disease]] | ||
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| '''Neurologic''' | | '''Neurologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]] | ||
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| '''Oncologic''' | | '''Oncologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Chromotherapy]] • [[Colorectal cancer]] | ||
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| '''Overdose / Toxicity''' | | '''Overdose / Toxicity''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Acute radiation syndrome]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Acute radiation syndrome]] • [[Chromotherapy]] • [[Cocaine]] | ||
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| '''Psychiatric''' | | '''Psychiatric''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|• [[Anorexia nervosa]] • [[Binge eating]] • [[Borderline personality disorder]] • [[Bulimia nervosa]] | |bgcolor="Beige"|• [[Anorexia nervosa]] • [[Binge eating]] • [[Borderline personality disorder]] • [[Bulimia nervosa]] • [[Clinical depression]] | ||
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| '''Pulmonary''' | | '''Pulmonary''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Acute viral nasopharyngitis (common cold)]] • [[Atypical pneumonia]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Acute viral nasopharyngitis (common cold)]] • [[Atypical pneumonia]] | ||
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| '''Renal / Electrolyte''' | | '''Renal / Electrolyte''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Chronic renal failure]] | ||
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| '''Rheum / Immune / Allergy''' | | '''Rheum / Immune / Allergy''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]] | ||
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| '''Miscellaneous''' | | '''Miscellaneous''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| • [[Chronic mountain sickness]] | ||
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Overview
Anorexia (deriving from the Greek "α(ν)-" (a(n)-, a prefix that denotes absence) + "όρεξη (orexe) = appetite) is the decreased sensation of appetite. While the term in non-scientific publications is often used interchangeably with anorexia nervosa, many possible causes exist for a decreased appetite, some of which may be harmless, while others indicate a serious clinical condition, or pose a significant risk.
Complete Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Anorexia (alphabetical):
- Aciclovir
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
- Acute radiation syndrome
- Acute viral nasopharyngitis (common cold)
- AIDS
- Altitude
- Amphetamine
- Amphotericin B
- Anorexia nervosa
- Antidepressants
- Appendicitis
- Astroviridae
- Atypical pneumonia
- Benzylpiperazine
- Binge eating
- Borderline personality disorder
- Bulimia
- Calcitriol
- Carotenodermia
- Chagas disease
- Chromotherapy
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic mountain sickness
- Chronic renal failure
- Clinical depression
- Cocaine
- Colorectal cancer
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Congestive heart failure
- Craniopharyngioma
- Crohn's Disease
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- Cytauxzoonosis
- Defensive vomiting
- Dementia
- Depression
- Dextromethamphetamine
- Dextromethylphenidate
- Diabetic nephropathy
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Diacetylmorphine
- Dioxin
- Dysphagia
- Encephalitis
- Enfuvirtide
- Fatigue (medical)
- Feline calicivirus
- Fluconazole
- Gentiana lutea
- Gold salts
- Hangover
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis E
- Hoose (disease)
- Hormonal therapy (oncology)
- Hydralazine
- Hymenolepiasis
- Hypercalcaemia
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypervitaminosis D
- Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
- Ketorolac
- Lábrea fever
- Lanugo
- Leptoprin
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- Loss of appetite
- Marbofloxacin
- Marijuana
- Mastoiditis
- Medical cannabis
- Medicare Part D
- Methylphenidate
- Milk-alkali syndrome
- Mirtazapine
- Modafinil
- Moxifloxacin
- Mumps
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Opioid dependency
- Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
- Oropouche fever
- Orthorexia nervosa
- Panic disorder
- Phenethylamine
- Physical exercise
- Pipradrol
- Pneumonia
- Polyphagia
- Pott's disease
- Prodrome
- Pyrazinamide
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Relapsing fever
- Retinoid
- Rhinovirus
- Sporotrichosis
- St John's wort
- Starvation
- Stimulants
- Suicide
- Superior mesenteric artery syndrome
- Susto
- Taura syndrome
- Tetrahydrocannabinol
- Theobromine
- Tyzzer's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Valaciclovir
- Visceral gout
- Vitamin A
- Ziconotide
===Complete Differential Diagnosis of the Causes of Anorexia (by organ system): (By organ system)
References
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