Coprophagia in an 8-Year-Old Hospitalized Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors

Aleksandra Bacewicz, USF MCOM-LVHN CampusFollow
Katherine B. Martin MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

2017

Abstract

Consult-liaison psychiatrists often encounter difficult clinical scenarios. We present a pediatric case of presumptive coprophagia. After a negative medical work-up, the pediatrics team asked psychiatry to assist them in managing this relatively rare disorder in the hospital setting. Little is known about the etiology and treatment of coprophagia in the pediatric population. Using the case as a catalyst, we discuss what is known about this disorder as well as treatment strategies in the hospital setting.

Volume

2017

Comments

Copyright © 2017 Aleksandra Bacewicz and Katherine Martin. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Published In/Presented At

Bacewicz, A. Martin, K. B. (2017). Coprophagia in an 8-Year-Old Hospitalized Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Psychiatry. doi.org/10.1155/2017/6565096

Disciplines

Psychiatry

PubMedID

29279783

Department(s)

Department of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry Faculty, USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students

Document Type

Article