Open AccessPica of Adult Onset Presenting as Surgical Emergency
Author(s) -
Azizur Rahman,
Abu Taher Md Ashaduzzaman,
Abm Jamal,
A. B. M. Bayezid Hossain,
Subinoy Krishna Paul,
Tapan Saha,
Haridas Saha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of surgical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8668
pISSN - 1728-2152
DOI - 10.3329/jss.v20i2.43818
Subject(s) - pica (typography) , laparotomy , medicine , foreign body , vomiting , general surgery , surgery , pediatrics , world wide web , computer science
Pica is a worldwide problem that has no barriers of age, race, gender or geography. Picamay be benign or it may have life threatening consequences. We report here a case of 28-year-old male, electrician apparently psychologically sound got admitted with complaints ofpersistent pain in upper abdomen and vomiting with history of ingestion of dinner fork andtooth brush. Laparotomy was done to remove the foreign bodies and later referred topsychiatry department where he was diagnosed as an adult onset pica due to schizophrenia.Pica in elderly age group is relatively uncommon, and it rarely has an adult onset.
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