Rapunzel syndrome: an infrequent cause of severe iron deficiency anemia and abdominal pain presenting to the pediatric emergency department

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Cannalire (Author), Luigi Conti (Author), Maurizio Celoni (Author), Carmine Grassi (Author), Andrea Cella (Author), Giulia Bensi (Author), Patrizio Capelli (Author), Giacomo Biasucci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and abdominal pain are commonly seen in a pediatric emergency department (8 and 18% incidence respectively in our center). They are manifestations of a wide variety of diseases ranging from benign to immediately life-threatening. Trichobezoar is an un...