Pica of Adult Onset Presenting as Surgical Emergency

Authors

  • Md Azizur Rahman Assistant Registrar, Department of Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Abu Taher Md Ashaduzzaman Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • ABM Jamal Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • ABM Bayzid Hossain Professor, Department of Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Subinoy Krishna Paul Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Tapan Kumar Saha Professor, Department of Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Haridas Saha Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jss.v20i2.43818

Keywords:

Adult onset, ingestion of different items, pica

Abstract

Pica is a worldwide problem that has no barriers of age, race, gender or geography. Picamay be benign or it may have life threatening consequences. We report here a case of 28-year-old male, electrician apparently psychologically sound got admitted with complaints ofpersistent pain in upper abdomen and vomiting with history of ingestion of dinner fork andtooth brush. Laparotomy was done to remove the foreign bodies and later referred topsychiatry department where he was diagnosed as an adult onset pica due to schizophrenia.Pica in elderly age group is relatively uncommon, and it rarely has an adult onset.

Journal of Surgical Sciences (2016) Vol. 20 (2) :62-64

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2019-11-07

How to Cite

Rahman, M. A., Ashaduzzaman, A. T. M., Jamal, A., Hossain, A. B., Paul, S. K., Saha, T. K., & Saha, H. (2019). Pica of Adult Onset Presenting as Surgical Emergency. Journal of Surgical Sciences, 20(2), 62–64. https://doi.org/10.3329/jss.v20i2.43818

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Case Reports

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