Pica en "Don Quijote"

Pica, the compulsive eating of non edible substances, is known by the medical profession for centuries. In the novel by Miguel de Cervantes "Adventures of the famous knight Don Quixote de la Mancha'', there is a history in which "women that by caprice eat soil, plaster coal and o...

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Autor principal: Larraín A,Camilo
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2005
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720050005000162005-06-17Pica en "Don Quijote"Larraín A,Camilo Anemia, iron-deficiency Eating disorders Pica Pica, the compulsive eating of non edible substances, is known by the medical profession for centuries. In the novel by Miguel de Cervantes "Adventures of the famous knight Don Quixote de la Mancha'', there is a history in which "women that by caprice eat soil, plaster coal and other disgusting substances'' are mentioned. This description configures the clinical diagnosis of pica. This fact has not attracted the attention of the critics of Cervantes' novel, up to now. This unequivocal reference of pica suggests that iron deficiency anemia, caused by chronic hemorrhages in adults, was frequent in 1605, when the book was first publishedinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.133 n.5 20052005-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872005000500016es10.4067/S0034-98872005000500016
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Anemia, iron-deficiency
Eating disorders
Pica
spellingShingle Anemia, iron-deficiency
Eating disorders
Pica
Larraín A,Camilo
Pica en "Don Quijote"
description Pica, the compulsive eating of non edible substances, is known by the medical profession for centuries. In the novel by Miguel de Cervantes "Adventures of the famous knight Don Quixote de la Mancha'', there is a history in which "women that by caprice eat soil, plaster coal and other disgusting substances'' are mentioned. This description configures the clinical diagnosis of pica. This fact has not attracted the attention of the critics of Cervantes' novel, up to now. This unequivocal reference of pica suggests that iron deficiency anemia, caused by chronic hemorrhages in adults, was frequent in 1605, when the book was first published
author Larraín A,Camilo
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title Pica en "Don Quijote"
title_short Pica en "Don Quijote"
title_full Pica en "Don Quijote"
title_fullStr Pica en "Don Quijote"
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publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2005
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