title: An unusual case of xylophagia (paper-eating).
abstract: Xylophagia is a condition involving the consumption of paper and form of eating disorder known as pica. Pica is an unusual craving for ingestion of either edible or inedible substances. Inhalants are volatile substances, which produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to induce a psycho-active or mind altering effect. Although, pica is not linked to solvent abuse, here we report an adolescent case of paper-eating with solvent dependence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Bhavin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Preeti
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandrasekar
keywords: Inhalant; pica; solvent; xylophagia