title: Trichobezoar presenting with chief complaints of chest pain, weight loss, and gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: Abdominal pain is a frequent presenting complaint in pediatric patients seeking acute medical care. We report the case of an adolescent female who presented with nonspecific complaints of chest pain, faintness, and weight loss and whose diagnosis was determined only after the disclosure of trichophagia.
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Webber
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McLario
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015431:Weight Loss