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| ==Clinical significance== | ==Clinical significance== | ||
| A ''trichobezoar'' is a ] (a mass found trapped in the ]) formed from the ingestion of hair. Trichobezoars are often associated with ] (compulsive ]), are rare,<ref name=Sah>{{cite journal |author=Sah DE, Koo J, Price VH |title=Trichotillomania |journal=Dermatol Ther |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=13–21 |year=2008 |pmid=18318881 |doi=10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00165.x |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/119418689/PDFSTART|format=PDF}}</ref> and can be fatal if undetected.<ref name=Gorter>{{cite journal |author=Gorter RR, Kneepkens CM, Mattens EC, Aronson DC, Heij HA |title=Management of trichobezoar: case report and literature review |journal=Pediatr. Surg. Int. |volume=26 |issue=5 |pages=457–63 |date=May 2010 |pmid=20213124 |pmc=2856853 |doi=10.1007/s00383-010-2570-0 |url=}}</ref><ref name=Ventura>{{cite journal |author=Ventura DE, Herbella FA, Schettini ST, Delmonte C |title=Rapunzel syndrome with a fatal outcome in a neglected child |journal=J. Pediatr. Surg. |volume=40 |issue=10 |pages=1665–7 |year=2005 |pmid=16227005 |doi=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.06.038}}</ref><ref name=Mateju>{{cite journal |author=Matejů E, Duchanová S, Kovac P, Moravanský N, Spitz DJ |title=Fatal case of Rapunzel syndrome in neglected child |journal=Forensic Sci. Int. |volume=190 |issue=1-3 |pages=e5–7 |date=September 2009 |pmid=19505779 |doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.05.008}}</ref><ref name=Pul>{{cite journal |author=Pul N, Pul M |title=The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) causing gastric perforation in a child: a case report |journal=Eur. J. Pediatr. |volume=155 |issue=1 |pages=18–9 |year=1996 |pmid=8750804}}</ref> Surgical intervention is often required.<ref name=Gorter/><ref>Dehghan A, Moaddab AH, Mozafarpour S. An unusual localization of trichobezoar in the appendix. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2011 Jun;22(3):357-8. |
A ''trichobezoar'' is a ] (a mass found trapped in the ]) formed from the ingestion of hair. Trichobezoars are often associated with ] (compulsive ]), are rare,<ref name=Sah>{{cite journal |author=Sah DE, Koo J, Price VH |title=Trichotillomania |journal=Dermatol Ther |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=13–21 |year=2008 |pmid=18318881 |doi=10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00165.x |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/119418689/PDFSTART|format=PDF}}</ref> and can be fatal if undetected.<ref name=Gorter>{{cite journal |author=Gorter RR, Kneepkens CM, Mattens EC, Aronson DC, Heij HA |title=Management of trichobezoar: case report and literature review |journal=Pediatr. Surg. Int. |volume=26 |issue=5 |pages=457–63 |date=May 2010 |pmid=20213124 |pmc=2856853 |doi=10.1007/s00383-010-2570-0 |url=}}</ref><ref name=Ventura>{{cite journal |author=Ventura DE, Herbella FA, Schettini ST, Delmonte C |title=Rapunzel syndrome with a fatal outcome in a neglected child |journal=J. Pediatr. Surg. |volume=40 |issue=10 |pages=1665–7 |year=2005 |pmid=16227005 |doi=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.06.038}}</ref><ref name=Mateju>{{cite journal |author=Matejů E, Duchanová S, Kovac P, Moravanský N, Spitz DJ |title=Fatal case of Rapunzel syndrome in neglected child |journal=Forensic Sci. Int. |volume=190 |issue=1-3 |pages=e5–7 |date=September 2009 |pmid=19505779 |doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.05.008}}</ref><ref name=Pul>{{cite journal |author=Pul N, Pul M |title=The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) causing gastric perforation in a child: a case report |journal=Eur. J. Pediatr. |volume=155 |issue=1 |pages=18–9 |year=1996 |pmid=8750804}}</ref> Surgical intervention is often required.<ref name=Gorter/><ref>Dehghan A, Moaddab AH, Mozafarpour S. An unusual localization of trichobezoar in the appendix. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2011 Jun;22(3):357-8.ref> | ||
| ==Society and culture== | ==Society and culture== | ||
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A hairball is a small collection of hair or fur formed in the stomach of animals that is occasionally vomited up when it becomes too big. Hairballs are primarily a tight elongated cylinder of packed fur, but may include bits of other elements such as swallowed food. Hairballs are sometimes mistaken for other conditions of the stomach such as lymphosarcoma, tuberculosis, and tumour of the spleen. Cats are especially prone to hairball formation since they groom themselves by licking their fur, and thereby ingest it. Rabbits are also prone to hairballs because they groom themselves in the same fashion as cats, but hairballs are especially dangerous for rabbits because they cannot regurgitate them. Because the digestive system of a rabbit is very fragile, rabbit hairballs must be treated immediately or they may cause the animal to stop feeding and ultimately die due to dehydration. Cattle are also known to accumulate hairballs, but as they do not vomit, these are found usually after death and can be quite large.
Clinical significance
A trichobezoar is a bezoar (a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system) formed from the ingestion of hair. Trichobezoars are often associated with trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling), are rare, and can be fatal if undetected. Surgical intervention is often required.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Hairballs are often seen in young girls as a result of trichophagia, trichotillomania and pica. In 2003, a 3-year old girl in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada had a grapefruit-sized hairball surgically removed from her stomach; and in 2004, an 18-year old woman from McAdam, New Brunswick, Canada, had a 2.3 kg (5.1 lb) hairball surgically removed from her lower intestine. Hairballs can be quite hazardous in humans, since hair cannot be digested or passed by the human gastrointestinal system, and (assuming it is identified) even vomiting may be ineffective at removing the hair mass. This can result in the general impairment of the digestive system.
See also
References
- Rolleston, JD (1924). "Specimen of Hair-ball of the Stomach" (PDF). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 17 (Section for the Study of Disease in Children.): 5. PMC 2201872.
- Sah DE, Koo J, Price VH (2008). "Trichotillomania" (PDF). Dermatol Ther. 21 (1): 13–21. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00165.x. PMID 18318881.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gorter RR, Kneepkens CM, Mattens EC, Aronson DC, Heij HA (May 2010). "Management of trichobezoar: case report and literature review". Pediatr. Surg. Int. 26 (5): 457–63. doi:10.1007/s00383-010-2570-0. PMC 2856853. PMID 20213124.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Ventura DE, Herbella FA, Schettini ST, Delmonte C (2005). "Rapunzel syndrome with a fatal outcome in a neglected child". J. Pediatr. Surg. 40 (10): 1665–7. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.06.038. PMID 16227005.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Matejů E, Duchanová S, Kovac P, Moravanský N, Spitz DJ (September 2009). "Fatal case of Rapunzel syndrome in neglected child". Forensic Sci. Int. 190 (1–3): e5–7. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.05.008. PMID 19505779.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Pul N, Pul M (1996). "The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) causing gastric perforation in a child: a case report". Eur. J. Pediatr. 155 (1): 18–9. PMID 8750804.
- Hairballs: Myths and Realities behind some Medical Curiosities, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, D.C.
- "Talk about a Hairball!!!". Forums.dealofday.com. 2003-11-13. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- Girl died from eating her hair, BBC News, 1999-08-20