| An unusual case report of rapunzel syndrome trichobezoar in a 3-year-old boy. | |
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PMID: 22223971 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Rapunzel Syndrome is a rare trichobezoar, involving strands of swallowed hair extending as a tail through the duodenum, beyond the stomach. Trichobezoar usually occur in patients with history of trichotillomania, characterized by compulsive behavioral disorder of pulling own hairs, combined with trichophagia that consists of ingesting that hairs. It typically occurs in stomach and rarely affects the small intestine. Trichobezoars are more common in adolescent females. Common presentation is gastrointestinal tract obstruction with nausea and vomiting, gut perforation, acute pancreatic necrosis, obstructive jaundice, hypochromic anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency, weight loss, an abdominal mass, or other serious problems. Intestinal obstruction due to trichobezoar is extremely rare. We are here reporting a large trichobezoar in a 3-year-old male child who presented to the emergency department with thread protruding from mouth with no sign of hair loss on body. |
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Manish Jain; Sohan Lal Solanki; Ankur Bhatnagar; Pavan Kumar Jain |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of trichology Volume: 3 ISSN: 0974-9241 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Trichology Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2012-01-06 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101534370 Medline TA: Int J Trichology Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 102-4 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
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