Pediatr Med Chir. 2002 Jan-Feb;24(1):67-9.

[Pica and iron-deficiency anemia in a 2-year old Indian child].

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Vanin E, Urso L, Meneghetti S, Mescoli G, Marcazzò L.

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Dipartimento di Pediatria, Ospedale Civile di Arzignano, Vicenza.

Abstract

Pica is the compulsive ingestion of nonnutritive substances. The causes are not known, but the symptom is often associated either with iron-deficiency or with pregnancy. The authors report on a case of pica in a 2-year old Indian child, affected by a serious ferropenic anaemia.

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