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This case report describes a 23-year-old African-American woman who suffered a small bowel obstruction after ingesting hair from a hair weave, highlighting a specific risk associated with trichophagia in Black hair care practices.

This case study reports a rare occurrence of a large trichobezoar in a 3-year-old male, who presented with a thread protruding from his mouth without any signs of hair loss.

This review discusses the diagnostic and treatment challenges of trichotillomania and emphasizes the need for better-designed studies to optimize treatment approaches.

This case report highlights a rare instance of gastric trichobezoar, or "Rapunzel syndrome," associated with trichotillomania, characterized by hair accumulation in the stomach of a patient.

This case study reported a 24-year-old woman with a trichobezoar causing a bowel obstruction, which required surgical removal to prevent serious complications, leading to a full recovery after treatment.

This case report documents a rare instance of Rapunzel syndrome causing biliary obstruction in a 3-year-old girl, highlighting the importance of considering trichobezoar in cholestasis diagnosis.

In this case report, the authors describe a rare instance of Rapunzel syndrome in an 8-year-old girl presenting with a large trichobezoar extending from the stomach into the jejunum, linked to trichotillomania and trichophagia, highlighting the need for psychiatric management to prevent recurrence.

This study investigated Cronkhite-Canada syndrome in ten patients, finding severe taste abnormalities in the anterior tongue linked to tongue papillary atrophy, which improved with treatment. Taste function tests were helpful in evaluating treatment effectiveness for this rare disorder.

This study reports previously unreported nail features in Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, specifically recurrent onychomadesis of all 20 nails linked to systemic illness.

A woman with anorexia developed gout from self-induced vomiting.

This study reports a successful combination treatment for phospho-organic compound poisoning, using standard therapy with atropine and toxogonin along with exogenous cholinesterases via blood transfusion, showing positive outcomes in patients whose endogenous cholinesterase levels dropped to 20%.

This study found that nutritional deficiencies and gastrointestinal abnormalities are uncommon in children with ichthyosis and growth failure, suggesting chronic hypovolemia may be more prevalent in this group.

This study highlights a case of trichotillomania with trichophagia in a 7-year-old girl, illustrating the medical complications and need for awareness and collaborative management of this condition, often misdiagnosed due to stigma.

This case report describes a 60-year-old woman with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome whose symptoms and polyposis improved following prednisolone therapy, but emphasizes the need for periodic digestive tract screening due to associated cancer risks.

This study developed a non-invasive, partially automated protocol for extracting high-quality DNA from hair follicles of marmosets, significantly reducing chimerism rates compared to blood, and proving reliable for whole genome sequencing in low-input DNA scenarios.

This study evaluated the effects of sun drying and solar drying on Chaya leaves, finding that solar drying better preserves chlorophyll and phytochemicals while maintaining comparable nutritional quality to sun drying, suggesting its adoption could improve shelf life and maintain quality in areas without refrigeration.

In this study, captive gray seals exhibited increased resting metabolic rates and elevated thyroid hormone levels during the final stage of molting, with more pronounced changes in juveniles.

This single observational study reported that a combination of a morning Detox Drink regimen and Malasana yoga practice improved symptoms of chronic constipation in a 37-year-old woman over seven days.

In this laboratory study, the methanolic extract of Eclipta alba demonstrated significant anthelmintic activity against earthworms (Pheretima posthuma), causing paralysis and death at doses of 50-100 mg/ml, with stronger effects observed at higher concentrations compared to the standard treatment, albendazole.

This study observed that changes in amino acid levels in milk correlate with developmental events in pouch young marsupials, notably around hair follicle development and homeothermy onset.

In this case study, oral folic acid therapy resulted in noticeable improvement and eventual recovery from hair loss and skin issues in a three-week-old Charolais calf.

This study found that mange-infected bare-nosed wombats have increased heat loss, higher metabolic rates, altered behavior, and disrupted fatty acid composition compared to healthy individuals.

This case report found that two women developed toxic selenium levels after consuming paradise nuts, resulting in symptoms like massive hair loss and nail discoloration.

This study describes a new mite species from marmots in a city park in Washington, noting that infested marmots displayed significant hair loss and tissue abnormalities.

This case study reports on an 86-year-old woman with a rectal bezoar causing intermittent intestinal obstruction and bleeding, highlighting the importance of considering bezoars in gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosis and removal.

This study examined 1,992 patients at a hospital in India for signs of B12 deficiency and found common symptoms included hair loss, poor memory, and weakness. The study also reported that adding vitamin B12 powder to prepared food could improve blood levels of the vitamin.

This article reviews the concept of caloric restriction and its potential anti-aging effects, highlighting animal studies and a human experiment in Biosphere II, but notes significant challenges for its application in humans.