title: Delayed diagnosis of trichobezoar in a patient with presumed anorexia nervosa.
abstract: Anorexia nervosa is a medical and psychological disorder classically seen in young women who present with significant weight loss, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of gaining weight despite being underweight. A rare diagnosis that is also associated with weight loss is a trichobezoar, a collection of hair or hair-like fibers in the gastrointestinal tract, primarily in the stomach. In this report, we present the case of a 14.5-year-old girl with weight loss caused by a trichobezoar, initially thought to be due to anorexia nervosa, and we review the details of both disorders.
authors.forename: Nadia E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Saldanha
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Meisel
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Prince
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feinstein
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications*; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D015431:Weight Loss