A Patient Presenting With Hematochezia Found to Have Geophagia-Induced Electrolyte Derangements
Geophagia is the deliberate practice of eating earth or other soil-like substances. Although associated with nutritional deficiency, it may occur as a culturally sanctioned practice outside the context of illness. A patient with kidney failure on home hemodialysis presented with hematochezia, myalgi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2025.0079 |
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