Distribution of serouslike bone marrow changes in the lower limbs of patients with anorexia nervosa: predominant involvement of the distal extremities.

Abstract

In the lower limbs of patients with AN, marrow changes predominate in the distal aspects. This distribution pattern is the reverse of that seen in most bone marrow disorders but is similar to the normal conversion of hematopoietic to fatty marrow. The importance of the blood cell count changes is correlated with the extent of marrow changes in the limbs.