Trichobezoar in Children: A Report of Five Cases

Trichobezoar is a rare condition almost exclusively seen in young females. Clinical symptoms related to the presence of a trichobezoar within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are characterized by late onset and lack of specificity, causing late diagnosis. We present a report of five young infants with different circumstances of discovery. It was treated successfully with surgery followed by psychiatric consultation. The patient’s abdominal symptoms subsided after the bezoarswere eliminated; no subsequent gastrointestinal events occurred in the following months.

Keywords: Trichobezoar, Trichophagia, children.