Xylophagia (paper eating): A rare form of pica

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Xylophagia is a form of pica where patients have the unusual craving for ingestion of paper. After treating the underlying cause of pica, in this case treating iron deficiency anemia with iron replacement therapy, these unusual cravings resolve.

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Kurtz, D., Azar, I., Khan, H., Lilley, K., & Woldie, I. (2020). Xylophagia (paper eating): A rare form of pica. Clinical Case Reports, 8(12), 3547–3548. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3157

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