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Rapunzel syndrome with a fatal outcome in a neglected child
Denise Estefan Ventura1, Fernando A Mardiros Herbella, Sergio T Schettini
1Pediatric Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo 04024-002, Brazil.
Abstract:
The "Rapunzel" syndrome (a trichobezoar with a long tail extending from the stomach to the small bowel) is an uncommon disease. It is related to severe complications but rarely associates to a fatal outcome. We report a case of a 5-year-old girl admitted at the emergency department in cardiorespiratory arrest whose autopsy disclosed an ileal perforation that is caused by a long bezoar extending from the stomach to the small bowel. The authors discuss a possible link between Rapunzel syndrome and child neglect.
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