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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Main Authors: Archit V. Potharazu, Elizabeth Kiernan, Rishi Subrahmanyan, Hector Ibanez, John Woller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2025-08-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2025.0079
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