Untreated trichophagia secondary to trichotillomania is a potentially life-threatening condition. Taking a thorough family and social history, most notably with the aid of a genogram or family tree, can aid in including this disorder in the differential diagnosis. This case presentation describes a unique occurrence of untreated trichotillomania in a female adolescent that led to formation of a...

Introduction. Trichobezoars presents a rare form of bezoar made swallowed hair, with clinical manifestation gastric or intestinal obstruction, ulceration, bleeding, and perforation. It is predominantly found in emotionally disturbed mentally retarded youngsters, who eating their own hair which clinically known as trichophagia. Patients often deny makes diagnosis difficult. Case report. We are p...