An Unusual Form of a Trichobezoar Causing a Peculiar Case of Appendicitis: A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome

Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare intestinal condition stemming from trichophagia (compulsive ingestion of hair). The syndrome usually causes intestinal obstruction but we report a unique case where it has caused appendicitis. We also reviewed the existing literature on Rapunzel syndrome.

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Autores principales: Michael, Gabriel, Qureshi, Ehsaan, Miah, Mohammad, Husain, Najam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Psychiatry
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7202575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32382458
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7554
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spelling pubmed-72025752020-05-07 An Unusual Form of a Trichobezoar Causing a Peculiar Case of Appendicitis: A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome Michael, Gabriel Qureshi, Ehsaan Miah, Mohammad Husain, Najam Cureus Psychiatry Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare intestinal condition stemming from trichophagia (compulsive ingestion of hair). The syndrome usually causes intestinal obstruction but we report a unique case where it has caused appendicitis. We also reviewed the existing literature on Rapunzel syndrome. Cureus 2020-04-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7202575/ /pubmed/32382458 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7554 Text en Copyright © 2020, Michael et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Psychiatry
Michael, Gabriel
Qureshi, Ehsaan
Miah, Mohammad
Husain, Najam
An Unusual Form of a Trichobezoar Causing a Peculiar Case of Appendicitis: A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome
title An Unusual Form of a Trichobezoar Causing a Peculiar Case of Appendicitis: A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome
title_full An Unusual Form of a Trichobezoar Causing a Peculiar Case of Appendicitis: A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome
title_fullStr An Unusual Form of a Trichobezoar Causing a Peculiar Case of Appendicitis: A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Form of a Trichobezoar Causing a Peculiar Case of Appendicitis: A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome
title_short An Unusual Form of a Trichobezoar Causing a Peculiar Case of Appendicitis: A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome
title_sort unusual form of a trichobezoar causing a peculiar case of appendicitis: a case of rapunzel syndrome
topic Psychiatry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7202575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32382458
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7554
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