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    Glossary Trichophagia

    compulsive eating of one's own hair

    Trichophagia is a compulsive behavior where an individual eats their own hair. This condition is often associated with trichotillomania, a disorder characterized by the urge to pull out one's hair, and can lead to serious medical complications such as the formation of hairballs (trichobezoars) in the digestive tract.

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    1. Trichotillomania and Trichophagia: Modern Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods Dermatology and Therapy · 2018 · 30 citations
    2. Trichotillomania, Trichophagia and Trichobezoar in a Male Paediatric Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review International Journal of Surgery Case Reports · 2024 · 4 citations
    3. An unusual case of trichotillomania and trichophagia associated with authentic hair extension as seen in a young African-American female adult Discover Psychology · 2022
    4. Annals of General Psychiatry An unusual case of trichotillomania and trichophagia in a young African American female adult Research Square (Research Square) · 2022
    5. Trichophyia and hypertrichosis: A side effect of foam sclerotherapy Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2006 · 8 citations
    6. Identification of Trichophyton rubrum by Nested PCR Analysis from Paraffin Embedded Specimen in Trichophytia Profunda Acuta of the Glabrous Skin Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai zasshi · 2005 · 23 citations
    7. Tricoses compulsivas Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia · 2004 · 13 citations
    8. A trichobezoar in a child with undiagnosed celiac disease: A case report World journal of gastroenterology · 2014 · 9 citations
    9. Rapunzel syndrome: a rare form of trichobezoar in the stomach with some extension into the small intestine Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica (Tiskana izd.) · 2018 · 6 citations
    10. Fatal Rapunzel Syndrome American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2023 · 3 citations
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