When Healthy Eating Becomes Unhealthy - Atypical Eating Disorder in A Male Patient

Objective: this case report highlights a case of eating disorder in a male patient, traditionally a female-predominant illness, frequently missed in male patients for a variety of reasons. method: we report a case of a young chinese male with atypical symptoms of eating disorders, presenting with serious physical complications of malnutrition. result: the case presented with the difficulties of diagnosing eating disorders in males and the potential complications of severe malnutrition. conclusion: clinicians need to be aware of the possibility of eating disorders in cases of medically unexplainable weight loss in males as they frequently present with atypical symptoms