title: Trichotillomania with trichorhizophagia in a schizophrenic patient: Case report and review of literature.
abstract: Trichotillomania is a disorder characterized by chronic hair pulling that often results in alopecia. Eating the part of hair pulled out is a common practice and trichorhizophagia is a new term to denote the habit of eating the root of hairs pulled out, associated with trichotillomania. Many psychiatric disorders are prevalent among patients with trichotillomania. Here we report a case of trichotillomania with trichorhizophagia in a 58-year-old man with schizophrenia. The various treatment options are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, KMCT Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: P N Suresh
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajmohan