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Trichobezoar: Ravenous for Hair
Trichophagia is the habit of chewing hair. On an average, only 1% patients with trichophagia develop trichobezoar. They are usually symptomless until they reach a large size. It is common in young females usually with an underlying psychiatric disorder. The gold standard for diagnosis is upper gastr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024051/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29963475 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1271 |