title: Compulsive ingestion of foreign bodies in a schizophrenic patient.
abstract: We have described a rare case of compulsive ingestion of foreign bodies in a schizophrenic woman. From this experience, we have proposed some guidelines that may be useful in managing similar clinical problems.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003192:Compulsive Behavior; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000523:psychology*