Rapunzel syndrome is a rare medical condition resulting from trichophagia, the disorder in which one eats their own hair. Rapunzel syndrome and trichophagia are sometimes associated with the hair pulling disorder trichotillomania.
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare presentation of a trichobezoar (human hair ball) in which patients commonly present with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and signs of obstruction. The end of the bezoar may be in the jejunum, ileum or the colon, and resembled a long tail. Approximately 37.5% of individuals with trichophagia are at risk of forming a trichobezoar.
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare presentation of a trichobezoar (human hair ball) in which patients commonly present with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and signs of obstruction. The end of the bezoar may be in the jejunum, ileum or the colon, and resembled a long tail. Approximately 37.5% of individuals with trichophagia are at risk of forming a trichobezoar.
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