Rapunzel syndrome in a paediatric patient
Rapunzel syndrome, or generically known as trichobezoar, is a rare condition. It usually happens among teenage population. We are presenting a case report of Rapunzel syndrome that happened in a 4-year-old child. She was initially investigated for nephrotic syndrome, as she had high blood pressure a...
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ukm-122752018-11-02T21:38:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12275/ Rapunzel syndrome in a paediatric patient Ngo, Choon Woon Syauki H, Kumar MV, Rapunzel syndrome, or generically known as trichobezoar, is a rare condition. It usually happens among teenage population. We are presenting a case report of Rapunzel syndrome that happened in a 4-year-old child. She was initially investigated for nephrotic syndrome, as she had high blood pressure and hypoalbuminaemia. However, it was later found out to be a trichobezoar, indirectly causing both hypertension and malnutrition. This condition demanded a combination of surgical and psychiatric discipline for diagnosis and its treatment. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12275/1/14._ngo_et_al.pdf Ngo, Choon Woon and Syauki H, and Kumar MV, (2017) Rapunzel syndrome in a paediatric patient. Journal of Surgical Academia, 7 (1). pp. 66-68. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgacad.com/toc/7/1 |
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Rapunzel syndrome, or generically known as trichobezoar, is a rare condition. It usually happens among teenage population. We are presenting a case report of Rapunzel syndrome that happened in a 4-year-old child. She was initially investigated for nephrotic syndrome, as she had high blood pressure and hypoalbuminaemia. However, it was later found out to be a trichobezoar, indirectly causing both hypertension and malnutrition. This condition demanded a combination of surgical and psychiatric discipline for diagnosis and its treatment. |
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