Abstract
‘Bezoar’ is a hard indigestible mass found in the gastrointestinal tract. Most of them are trichobezoars – found commonly in children. In adolescent females, it is found to be associated with psychiatric disorders like trichotillomania (hair pulling) and trichophagia (hair eating). This is a rare case of gastric trichobezoar associated with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) and Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in a 15 year old female.
Keywords: Trichobezoar, Trichophagia, Trichotillomania. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Iron Deficiency Anemia.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Nishant Lal
Senior Resident, Dept of General Surgery, KIMS Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v9i4.05
