Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Pica

MeSH tree: C23.888.821.825

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Skin picking is often trivialized as a bad habit—but dermatillomania can be dangerous

Our skin is often covered with tiny imperfections—blemishes, moles, cuts and spots that we're all guilty of picking at from time to time. Consider the temptation of that bulbous yellow head of a spot ready to erupt, or ...

Feb 29, 2024

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Fussy eaters are more likely to experience pica eating disorder, research finds

Children who experience eating difficulties, including undereating, overeating, and fussy eating are more likely to experience pica—an eating disorder characterized by eating non-food items such as paper or soap—finds ...

Feb 9, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mug-size hair mass snipped from Czech with rare syndrome

A Czech hospital said Tuesday its surgeons removed a mass of hair the size of a beer mug from the stomach of a girl who suffers from an extremely rare hair eating disorder.

Mar 7, 2023

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