Situational xylophagia from chronic anemia

The presented patient developed a xylobezoar in the setting of severe symptomatic anemia precipitated by a combination of regular menses and a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, leading to both monthly blood loss and chronic iron and zinc malabsorption, respectively. Although pica and xylophagia are frequently linked to primary psychiatric disorder or intellectual disability, and sometimes familial predisposition, the underlying trigger for these behaviors may, in some cases, stem from an unrecognized or untreated medical condition rather than a primary psychiatric disorder

Anemia · Chronic condition · Intellectual disability · Medical history · Pica (typography · Primary care · Situational ethics · Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency · Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications · Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements

• The Intertwined Relationship Between Malnutrition and Poverty

  Open Access•Faareha Siddiqui, Gerardo Abenes et al.•Frontiers in Public Health•2020

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