Constipation as a complication of pica
KMJ-Kuwait Medical Journal. 2010; 42 (2): 149-151
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ABSTRACT
Pica is a common eating disorder in children and pregnant women involving repeated or chronic ingestion of non-nutritive substances. We report a case of a three-year-old boy who was admitted in a local hospital for chronic constipation. The child was a known case of constipation and was on laxatives. Our initial suspicion was of chronic constipation but on further investigation, the X-ray abdomen showed tiny rod shaped shiny substances
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Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Pica
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Constipação Intestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
Limite:
Criança, pré-escolar
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Kuwait Med. J.
Ano de publicação:
2010
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