Medical Must-See: Is it Rapunzel syndrome? There’s no hairy tail ending
Doctors had to untangle an unusual history, including an absence of trichotillomania
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away — namely California, towards the end of last year — a boy presented to ED with suspected appendicitis.
But there was a twist in the tale.
The day before, the eight-year-old had experienced abdominal pain and vomiting.
He had been taken to a different hospital, where an ultrasound had shown a 2cm mass with inflammation in the right lower quadrant.
