title: Geophagia in a chronic hemodialysis patient.
abstract: Geophagia, the deliberate ingestion of earth, is a serious clinical problem, particularly for dialysis patients. This article presents a geophagic patient with end stage renal disease and reviews the etiology, consequences and treatment of this disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Bhanot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010842:Pica / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors