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ArticleOxford medical case reports2025

Sigmoid Lithobezoar associated with iron deficiency anaemia: a rare case report.

Bodhisatya Das, Mahaprasad Pal, Kaustav Nayek, Wasim Akram, Dattatreya Mukherjee, Sumitaksha Banerjee, Aymar Akilimali

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Bodhisatya DasDepartment of Pediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Baburbag, Purba Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India.
Mahaprasad PalDepartment of Pediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Baburbag, Purba Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India.
Kaustav NayekDepartment of Pediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Baburbag, Purba Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India.
Wasim AkramDepartment of Pediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Baburbag, Purba Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India.
Dattatreya MukherjeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, 733134, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7566-3843
Sumitaksha BanerjeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Baburbag, Purba Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India.
Aymar AkilimaliDepartment of Research, Medical Research Circle, Kyeshero, Lusaka rue 218, Postal Code 73 Gisenyi, Goma, North Kivu, DR  Congo.

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Abstract

In this case study, we describe the presentation of a 6-year-old male patient afflicted with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) who manifested gastrointestinal obstruction attributable to the habitual ingestion of brick dust and soil, a characteristic behaviour associated with pica. The obstructive material, resembling bricks in consistency, necessitated manual extraction from the patient's anus. Subsequently, the patient received oral iron supplementation as part of the therapeutic regimen. While the causative relationship between pica and IDA remains subject to ongoing debate within the scientific community, our findings underscore the importance of implementing routine screening protocols for iron deficiency in the evaluation of lithobezoar cases among paediatric populations.

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iron-deficiency anaemiaLithobezoarobstructed defecationpica

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