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. 2001 Oct-Dec;43(4):340–341.

RECURRENT TRICHOBEZOAR IN A CASE OF TRICHOTILLOMANIA

S Chaudhury *,*, TR John , SR Ghosh , GS Mishra §
PMCID: PMC2956244  PMID: 21407883

Abstract

A rare case of 13 years old female child with recurrent trichobezoar stomach which needed reoperation for its removal is reported. Patient also had trichotillomania and mental retardation. She showed satisfactory response to therapy with fluoxetine.

Keywords: Trichobezoar, trichotillomania, fluoxetine

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