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  • Title: [Pica and iron-deficiency anemia in a 2-year old Indian child].
    Author: Vanin E, Urso L, Meneghetti S, Mescoli G, Marcazzò L.
    Journal: Pediatr Med Chir; 2002; 24(1):67-9. PubMed ID: 11938686.
    Abstract:
    Pica is the compulsive ingestion of nonnutritive substances. The causes are not known, but the symptom is often associated either with iron-deficiency or with pregnancy. The authors report on a case of pica in a 2-year old Indian child, affected by a serious ferropenic anaemia.
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