Trichobezoar Found Accidently while Diagnosing Resistance to Thyroid Hormone.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bezoars are masses of indigestible foreign material in the gastrointestinal tract, usually in the stomach. These materials could be indigestible fruits, hair, milk products, or tablets. In children, the most common type of bezoar is trichobezoar (formed from hair).

Case presentation

We describe a female patient who has been complaining about deterioration of mood, collapse without losing consciousness, scotomas, and cardiac arrhythmia for 2 years. Based on the results of thyroid hormone, resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) was suspected. Physical examination during hospitalization revealed a palpable upper abdominal mass. Several diagnostic examinations were performed. The abdominal ultrasound showed acoustic shadowing caused by a pathological structure in the u

SUBMITTER: Szopinska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798683 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature