Publications by authors named "Kaoruko Sato"
Background: We previously reported a case that led us to hypothesize that decreased production of thrombopoietin (TPO) leads to thrombocytopenia in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) with severe liver dysfunction and that prolonged prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR) predicts thrombocytopenia in such cases. To validate this hypothesis, we report another case in which TPO levels were measured. In addition, we examined the association between prolonged PT-INR and thrombocytopenia in such patients.
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- The study explored how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the rise of eating disorders in Japan by examining medical records from two fiscal years, comparing April 2019-March 2020 with April 2020-March 2021.
- Out of 112 patients in FY2020, 31.3% were found to have their eating disorders linked to the pandemic, with issues categorized into fatness phobia, dieting trends, family dynamics, social factors, and mood changes.
- The findings indicated a significant difference in the onset of eating disorders between the two years, suggesting that the pandemic may have led to a higher prevalence of these conditions.