Successful Pharmacologic Treatment of Self-Bloodletting with Factitious Chronic Anemia (Lasthénie de Ferjol Syndrome) with High-Dose Serotonergic Medication: A Case Report

Successful Pharmacologic Treatment of Self-Bloodletting with Factitious Chronic Anemia (Lasthénie de Ferjol Syndrome) with High-Dose Serotonergic Medication: A Case Report

Self-induced bloodletting (SBL) is a very rare form of self-injury (SI) seen primarily in adolescents and young adults with personality and eating disorders. It can result in complications like malaise, fatigue, or iron-deficiency anemia (Lasthénie de Ferjol syndrome, LFS), and poses a risk of accid...

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Main Authors: Stefan Mestermann, Laura Rudtke, Razvan-Marius Brazdis, Thanos Tsaktanis, Johannes Kornhuber, Norbert Thürauf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
Subjects:
self-injury behavior
self-harm
self-bloodletting
Lasthénie de Ferjol syndrome
mental health
clomipramine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/3/237

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