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. 2024 Dec;80(Suppl 1):S412-S414.
doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2023.08.016. Epub 2023 Oct 16.

Trichobezoar: An uncommon cause of abdominal pain

Neha Anushree  1 , Shekhar Neema  2 , Santanu Singha  3 , Karthik Ram Mohan  4
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Trichobezoar: An uncommon cause of abdominal pain

Neha Anushree et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2024 Dec.
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Figures

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Fig. 1
(a) Clinical image showing non-cicatricial hair loss involving fronto-temporal area (b) Polarised dermoscopy shows broken hair at various lengths, V sign (blue star). Flame hair (blue arrow), irregular coiled hairs (blue circle) suggestive of trichotillomania.
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Fig. 2
(a) Computed tomography scan (b) Surgical specimen of trichobezoar removed on laprotomy.
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