Hapticophagia: Tactile chew cravings in iron deficiency anemia

Am J Hematol. 2020 May;95(5):E107-E108. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25749. Epub 2020 Feb 14.

Authors

Caleb J Scheckel¹, Didar Yanardag Acik², Aishwarya Ravindran³, Ariela Marshall¹, Ronald Go¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
² Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Adana City Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
³ Division of Hematopathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

PMID: 32022318
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25749

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / complications*
Craving
Female
Humans
Pica / etiology*