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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2014; 20(5): 1357-1360
Published online Feb 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1357
Published online Feb 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1357
A trichobezoar in a child with undiagnosed celiac disease: A case report
Iñaki Irastorza, Juan Carlos Vitoria, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, University Hospital Cruces and School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, 20018 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Carlos Tutau, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, University Hospital Cruces, 48903 Barakaldo, Basque Country, Spain
Author contributions: Irastorza I, Tutau C, and Vitoria JC contributed equally to this work; Irastorza I and Vitoria JC designed the research and provided the discussion of the pathology; Irastorza I, Vitoria JC and Tutau C provided the discussion of the clinical features; Irastorza I and Tutau C contributed equally to the writing of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Carlos Tutau, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, University Hospital Cruces, Cruces Square 12, 48903 Barakaldo, Basque Country, Spain. carlos.tutaugomez@osakidetza.net
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Received: May 16, 2013
Revised: July 9, 2013
Accepted: July 17, 2013
Published online: February 7, 2014
Revised: July 9, 2013
Accepted: July 17, 2013
Published online: February 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Celiac disease has been associated with trichotillomania and trichophagia but is always secondary to iron deficiency anemia. We describe a behavioral disorder as a primary phenomenon of celiac disease, irrespective of nutritional status.