Publications by authors named "Caroline Dhenin"
Article Synopsis
- The text discusses a case of an 8-year-old boy with severe undernutrition and scurvy, initially suspected to have Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) due to his selective eating habits.
- Observations and analyses indicated that the boy's eating behaviors were likely influenced by his mother, suggesting a possible case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy rather than true ARFID.
- The study highlights the challenges in differentiating between ARFID and other disorders like Munchausen syndrome by proxy in children exhibiting similar symptoms.
Purpose: Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) was recently characterized, according to the DSM-5 classification, as a feeding and eating disorder (FED). However, ARFID remains poorly known by most pediatricians, but also by psychiatrists and primary care professionals. Despite the fact that patients with ARFID generally have a higher BMI than patients with anorexia nervosa, our purpose was to highlight the fact that they may present severe nutritional deficiencies and major somatic complications when the diagnosis is delayed.
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