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Sponge eating: is it an obsessive compulsive disorder or an unusual form of pica?
Author(s) -
Gupta A,
Rajput S,
Maduabuchi G,
Kumar P
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00516.x
Subject(s) - pica (typography) , medicine , obsessive compulsive , eating disorders , psychiatry , pediatrics , world wide web , computer science
Association of pica, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and celiac disease (CD) have been reported in the literature. An unusual but completely reversible form of pica in the form obsessive compulsive sponge eating (pervasive disorder) was reported as an odd manifestation of IDA and CD. Conclusion: The medical practice is full of challenges and complexity; and clinicians need to be vigilant all the time in their practice to appreciate unusual and rare manifestations of common clinical conditions like IDA and CD.