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Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children

Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children

Published on: August 22, 2012

Trichophytobezoar without gastrointestinal complaints.

G M Malik¹, M Mubarik, A Nisar

¹Government Medical College Srinagar Kashmir India.

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy

|January 1, 1996

Summary

A rare gastric trichophytobezoar mimicked lymphoma or cancer in a patient presenting with neck lymphadenopathy and an epigastric mass, highlighting unusual clinical presentations of bezoars.

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Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children

Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children

Published on: August 22, 2012

Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Pathology
Oncology

Background:

Trichobezoars are rare gastric foreign bodies, often associated with psychiatric conditions.
Gastrointestinal symptoms are typical presenting complaints for trichobezoars.

Purpose of the Study:

To report an unusual case of gastric trichophytobezoar presenting without typical gastrointestinal symptoms.
To highlight the diagnostic challenges posed by atypical presentations of gastric bezoars.

Main Methods:

Case report of a patient with an epigastric lump and cervical lymphadenopathy.
Diagnostic workup included clinical assessment, biopsy, endoscopy, and laparotomy.

Main Results:

Initial clinical diagnosis suggested lymphoma or gastric cancer with metastatic lymphadenopathy.
Biopsy confirmed tubercular lymphadenitis.
Endoscopy and laparotomy revealed a gastric trichophytobezoar.

Conclusions:

Gastric trichophytobezoars can present atypically, mimicking malignancy or infections like tuberculosis.
Diagnostic vigilance is crucial for rare conditions with non-specific symptoms.