Pica and the radiologist & #8211; beyond the radiology report & #8230; digging deeper

We present a case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with chronic abdominal pain with history of persistent consumption of pencil erasers. Abdominal radiographs showed radio-opaque foreign bodies, and etiological diagnosis was made when the radiologist obtained a detailed history from the patient's mother. We also discuss the radiographic evaluation of the pencil eraser and the reason why it is densely radio-opaque.
Source: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research