DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i09.011

Pages: 443-446

Trichotillomania is a repetitive behavior which consists of pulling out one's own hair. When the person ingests his or her own hair, it is called trichophagia. We illustrate a clinical case of trichotillomania combined with trichophagia, through the case of a young woman aged 23 years with depressive disorder, who is admitted to our department because of a voluminous trichobezoar, caused by a hair conglomeration, linked with repeated and old behaviours of pulling out and ingesting her hairs. The initial decision for treating the disorder is surgical.