Pica, iron deficiency, and the medical history.
We describe two new forms of pica associated with iron deficiency and a new variant of a third. Previous reports on pica are tabulated. The value of a sympathetic, nonjudgmental approach to eliciting the medical history is emphasized.
Moore
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Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
Sears
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D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D010842:Pica / Q000209:etiology*