Vanin E, Urso L, Meneghetti S, Mescoli G, Marcazzò L
Dipartimento di Pediatria, Ospedale Civile di Arzignano, Vicenza.
Pediatr Med Chir. 2002 Jan-Feb;24(1):67-9.
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.
异食癖是一种强迫性地摄入非营养性物质的行为。其病因尚不清楚，但这种症状通常与缺铁或怀孕有关。作者报告了一例2岁印度儿童患异食癖的病例，该儿童患有严重的缺铁性贫血。
