Her Hairball Came from Eating Cows-Feet Soup

Diet can contribute to the production of hairballs on a quasi-regular basis, suggests this newly published study: “Cows-Feet Soup: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Trichobezoar,” Miles Finbar Kiernan, Sachin Kamat, and Femi Olagbaiye, BMJ Case Reports, epub July 3, 2012. The authors, at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, report: “A 45-year-old Afro-Caribbean […]

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