Upper gastrointestinal bleeding. An unusual presentation of Rapunzel Syndrome

Abstract

Gastrointestinal bezoars are indigestible aggregates that were previously ingested, the trichobezoar were placed within the disposition classification, its composition is hair and food remain, its most frequent location is the stomach and rarely extends to the duodenum, jejunum, ileum and even the colon, a condition then called Rapunzel syndrome.
It is a rare entity, with incidences ranging from 0.068% - 0.43%. Patients often show digestive symptoms, such as: unexpected diffuse abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, poor weight gain, obstructive jaundice, protein-loss enteropathy, abdominal mass, and often also associate psychiatric symptoms. We present the case of a 7-year-old patient with upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a disease debut, secondary to trichobezoar.