The Rapunzel syndrome - a case report: trichobezoar as a cause of intestinal perforation
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[The Rapunzel syndrome - a case report: trichobezoar as a cause of intestinal perforation]
OBJECTIVE: To report a rare case of a patient with gastric trichobezoar extended through the small bowel, proper to the Rapunzel syndrome. CASE REPORT: Girl at age 7 with history and exams suggestive of peritonitis whose laparotomy demonstrated trichobezoar and jejunal perforation. She also presented alopecia and psychological disorder which were not totally eliminated despite the support given...
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CASE HISTORY A five-year old girl was admitted in 1985 with an eight-day history of epigastric pain and vomiting. The pain was occasional and not severe. She had lost weight, to 13-1 kg, and was pale and thin. There was a tender epigastric mass. The haemoglobin concentration was 12-8 g/dl. Her mother said the child regularly pulled and ate the sleeves of her cardigans. An ultrasound scan showed...
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BACKGROUND Rapunzel syndrome is a rare type of trichobezoar with an extension of the hair into the small bowel. Clinical presentation is deceptive and vague ranging from abdominal mass to gastrointestinal symptoms. CASE PRESENTATION We present a 7 years old girl with Rapunzel syndrome, where the trichobezoar was not suspected at all especially with negative history of trichophagia. In majorit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.806