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Gastric Trichobezoar: A Case Report of a Young Adult From a Secondary Hospital [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Trichobezoar is the pathological formation of a hair mass within the gastrointestinal tract, usually correlated with psychiatric conditions like trichotillomania and trichophagia.
Mohaned Altijani Abdalgadir Hamdnaalla, Mohammed Ali Mohammed Ali, Eltayeb Sabeil Abdalla Idris, Maisara Fathi Ahmed Salih, Heyam Abdelazim Abdelrahim Ali, Rame Taha Zeiada Taha, Loai Osman Elrofaie Osman   +6 more
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Case Report on Rapunzel syndrome: a large gastric trichobezoar extending to the proximal jejunum in a young adult female [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
A trichobezoar is an intraluminal mass of hair growing continuously with additional ingestion, while Rapunzel syndrome refers to a giant gastric trichobezoar that extends from the stomach into the small intestine.
Ksenija Mijović, Dragan Vasin, Dragan Vasin, Sanela Hasanagić, Jelica Vukmirović, Tijana Tomić, Vasko Tošić, Aleksandar Pavlović, Dragan Mašulović, Dragan Mašulović, Aleksandra Đurić Stefanović, Aleksandra Đurić Stefanović, Aleksandra Đurić Stefanović   +12 more
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Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report [PDF]

Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2012
OBJECTIVE: Trichobezoar consists of a compact mass of hair occupying the gastric cavity to a various extent. When the trichobezoar extends past the duodenum it is better referred to as Rapunzel Syndrome.
Alcafache, J, Madeira, N, Molinar, G, Noronha, J, Santos, T, Vicente, C   +5 more
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An unusual case of trichotillomania and trichophagia associated with authentic hair extension as seen in a young African-American female adult

Discover Psychology, 2022
Trichotillomania refers to repetitive pulling of hair from the body and may be accompanied by trichophagia, the ingesting of extracted hair. It is frequently comorbid with other psychiatric disorders and resulting hair loss can seriously affect quality ...
Akshar Patel, Alex Kim, James Grant Loomis, Tracey Okwara, Michael Miller   +4 more
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Trichotillomania, Trichophagia and Trichobezoar in a Male Paediatric Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Int J Surg Case Rep
Trichotillomania and tricophagia, characterized by compulsive hair-pulling and subsequent ingestion which results in a compact mass of hair called trichobezoar. It represents an uncommon psychiatric disorder, especially in young children.This case report describes a distinctive and rare occurrence of trichotillomania, tricophagia and trichobezoar in a ...
Ahmed M, Habib M, Memon H, Ahmad RR, Chaudhary MA.   +4 more
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From trichophagia to trichobezoar: Rapunzel syndrome in a child - A case report and literature review. [PDF]

Int J Surg Case Rep
Iqbal U, Jawaid S, Sohail S, Arsal SA, Asif R, Okon II.   +5 more
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Trichopsychodermatology: trichotillomania and trichophagia leading to Rapunzel syndrome [PDF]

Advances in Dermatology and Allergology, 2022
Introduction The Rapunzel syndrome occurs when the trichobezoar (hair ball) extends beyond the small intestine and sometimes even into the colon, producing long, tail-like hair extensions.
Krzysztof Balawender, Anna Pliszka, Klaudia Możdżeń, M. Klos, Anna Ogorzałek, D. Boroń, B. Grabarek   +6 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Trichotillomania and trichophagia: the causes of Rapunzel syndrome. [PDF]

Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas, 2013
Trichotillomania, the repeated action of pulling out one’s own hair for pleasure or sensation of relaxation, and trichophagia, the result of hair eating, usually precede trichobezoar formation. In most patients, the trichobezoar is located in the stomach;
N. Veloso, João Dinis Silva, L. Gonçalves, Isabel Medeiros, Rogério Godinho, C. Viveiros   +5 more
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Remote treatment of sleep-related trichotillomania and trichophagia. [PDF]

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2018
We used a biobehavioral treatment consisting of melatonin and a standardized bed and wake time to decrease one girl's head and mouth touches associated with sleep‐related trichotillomania and trichophagia. We remotely coached the girl's caregiver to implement all procedures and monitored response to treatment using a DropCam Pro video camera equipped ...
Katherine R Lichtblau, Patrick W. Romani, B. Greer, W. Fisher, Allie K Bragdon   +4 more
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Trichotillomania and Trichophagia: Modern Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods [PDF]

Dermatology and Therapy, 2018
Trichotillomania is a chronic, mental disease of impulse control, characterized by repetitive, compulsive, and self-induced hair pulling. It can occur at any age but is observed more often in adolescents, with a strong predominance in females.
Hanna Cisoń, Aleksandra Kuś, Ewa Popowicz, M. Szyca, A. Reich   +4 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources