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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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Autores principales: Prasad, Akshay, Jain, Atul, Gupta, Akash, Kamra, Aman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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