An Unusual Cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Child With Colonic Lithobezoar: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Nergis Oner, Zuhre Kaya, Zafer Turkyilmaz, Ramazan Karabulut
Abstract
Along with literature search, we aimed to emphasize the importance of psychiatric evaluation, existence of pica history as the reason for iron deficiency anemia, and the timing of early surgical intervention to prevent development of intestinal obstruction in a 14-year-old boy diagnosed for colonic lithobezoar.
doi:10.4021/jh105e
Keywords
Iron deficiency anemia; Lithobezoar; Child
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