Affiliation:
1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Junior Resident Department of psychiatry
Abstract
In pica, the individual repeatedly consumes non-food items. Pregnant females living in poverty, tropical areas, and tribal
areas have been found to have pica. Here we report an elderly lady with raw rice eating which started during her
pregnancy, which is associated with significant distress and its consequences on her health in form of dental caries and
was started on treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitor but was lost to follow-up.
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