The case of an 11 years old who is admitted to the pediatric emergency room due to severe dehydration, abdominal pain, vomiting, weight loss, obsessive ideas related to food intake due to fear of vomiting, obsessive concern in relation to food is presented. consumption of some foods rich in carbohydrates for fear of digestive disconfort, denies fear of gaining weight. During hospitalization for severe protein-calorie malnutrition, other non-psychiatric causes are ruled out and the psychiatric evaluation of the child and adolescent obtains characteristic data of autism spectrum disorder and clinical avoidance and restriction of food intake disorder that presented it a lot Previous time, symptoms that went unnoticed despite the decrease in body weight, presenting symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) with a predominance of obsessive thoughts, which aggravated the previous diagnos...

The case of an adolescent with nocturnal enuresis since childhood, and anxiety symptoms during adolescence, associated with psychosocial factors and family dynamics, is presented. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he presented intense symptoms of anxiety related to fears of dying and/or experiencing a serious illness, reasoned for which he was taken to the emergency room on several occasions. The patient responded favorably to antidepressant medications, and individual and family psychotherapy approaches. Nocturnal enuresis es an elimination disorder rarely seen in adolescence, and whose diagnosis and treatment are important due to its impact on the patient’s psychosocial functioning and greater probabilities of comorbidity. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents and its higher risk of presenting anxiety, depression and stress associated with enuresis, are also discussed.