Trichobezoar masquerading as massive splenomegaly: Rapunzel's syndrome revisited

Trichobezoar masquerading as massive splenomegaly: Rapunzel's syndrome revisited

Trichobezoars are usually formed due to ingestion of hair or hair-like fibres and present with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. We report a case of Rapunzel's syndrome associated with trichotillomania in a 16-year-old girl who presented to our Haematology unit with complaints of fati...

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Main Authors: Alex Zhi Yang Koh, MD, Larry Ellee Nyanti, MBBChBAO, MRCPI, Sheri Lim, MBBChBAO, Tien Loong Luk, FRCS, Andy Sing Ong Tang, MD, MRCP, Tze Shin Leong, MBBS, MRCP, Lee Ping Chew, MD, MRCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Trichobezoar
Splenomegaly
Trichotillomania
Rapunzel's syndrome
Anaemia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332200276X

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