• Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2011

    Case Reports

    Trichobezoar presenting with chief complaints of chest pain, weight loss, and gastrointestinal bleeding.

    • Matthew Ramirez, Rahul Pathak, Cynthia Webber, and David J McLario.
    • Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Apr 1; 27 (4): 318-21.

    AbstractAbdominal pain is a frequent presenting complaint in pediatric patients seeking acute medical care. We report the case of an adolescent female who presented with nonspecific complaints of chest pain, faintness, and weight loss and whose diagnosis was determined only after the disclosure of trichophagia.Copyright © 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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