"Pica" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The persistent eating of non-nutritive substances for a period of at least one month.
| Descriptor ID |
D010842
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.821.825 F03.400.875
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pica" by people in Profiles.
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Geophagia: Benefits and potential toxicity to human-A review. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:893831.
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Maternal cautopyreiophagia as a rare cause of neonatal hemolysis: a case report. Pediatrics. 2015 Mar; 135(3):e726-9.
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Index of Suspicion. Case 1: Status epilepticus, hypertension, and tachycardia in a 5-year-old boy. Case 2: Cardiopulmonary arrest during gymnastics practice in a teenage girl. Case 3: Acute renal failure in a teenage boy who has autism and pica. Pediatr Rev. 2011 Jun; 32(6):257-63.
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Pica, iron deficiency, and the medical history. Am J Med. 1994 Oct; 97(4):390-3.