Trichobezoar should be considered in the differential diagnosis pediatric patients who present with complaints of abdominal pain, feeding problems, and vomiting as well psychiatric problems.Rapunzel syndrome is a rare form trichobezoar that can extend from stomach to small intestine even colon. In this case report, 9-year-old girl autism accompanied by trichotillomania trichophagia diagnosed Ra...

Trichobezoar is a rare condition caused by the accumulation of foreign material, specifically hair, into gastrointestinal tract. Underlying psychiatric disorders are common among patients diagnosed with bezoars. This most commonly associated trichophagia, trichotillomania might also be present. Typically, this disorder acquainted in adolescent females who complain alopecia, along an upper abdom...

What diagnoses should be considered? The most important diagnosis to consider is alopecia areata. This is an immune-mediated form of hair loss that most commonly affects the scalp, but it can affect any hair-bearing site. It can occur in any ethnic group, both sexes and at any age, with an estimated lifetime risk of 1.7% in the general population. Other diagnoses to consider include tinea capit...

Although little is known about the operant function of hair pulling associated with trichotillomania, attempts to further our knowledge in this area have not employed experimental methods. In the present study we assessed the hair pulling behavior of two individuals using a functional analysis methodology. The results showed that hair pulling was most probable in the alone condition. Based on t...