چكيده لاتين :
A 20-year-old woman was brought to the surgical outpatient department with the strange
history of irresistible desire to ingest metallic substances, mainly nails and pins. Her problems
were initiated after she was forced to marry against her wish. She had no abdominal complaints
and on examination the abdomen appeared absolutely normal. Plain radiograph confirmed
numerous nails and pins inside her GI tract. On detailed psychologic evaluation, she was found to
be suffering from deviant sexual behavior and marriage against her wish acted as a stressor in the
development of this habit.
