Title: Acuphagia- A Rare Case of Ingestion of Safety Pins in Young Lady
Authors: Dr Govind Madhav, Dr Subodh Gupta, Dr Suman Akula, Dr Sarath Chandran
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i7.80
Abstract
Acuphagia is a rare form of pica, in which a person has compulsive desire to eat metallic sharp objects.
A 20 years lady came with complains of pain abdomen with decreased appetite and loss of weight over last 3 months. Initially she was treated for gastritis but her symptoms persisted. Her upper GI endoscopy was performed which showed multiple safety pins in stomach with erosion of gastric and duodenal mucosa. Laparotomy and anterior gastrotomy was performed and around 600 grams of safety pins were removed. Her post op period was uneventful. Psychiatric evaluation was done and managed accordingly.
Keyword: Acuphagia, Safety pins in stomach, Anterior Gatrotomy.
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