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YAUTIBUG SAGNAY, Tatiana Silvia; GUALA TAIPE, Bolívar Fernando; ZUNIGA RODRIGUEZ, María José  y  MULLO EVAS, Norma Elizabeth. Rapunzel syndrome as a complication in a lupus patient. Rev Cuba Reumatol [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.3, e832.  Epub 01-Dic-2020. ISSN 1817-5996.

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic disease that generates a large number of complications of psychological origin; these can lead to inappropriate behavior patterns that can be life-threatening for patients. To describe the clinical and diagnostic elements of Rapunzael syndrome. Clinical case: a 25-year-old female patient with a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus who consulted with clinical and imaging manifestations that led to the diagnosis of Rapunzel syndrome as a psychological complication in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus erythematosus conditions a series of behaviors that can be detrimental to the health of patients; early identification of behaviors such as trichotillomania and specialized monitoring in psychology in patients with this disease is important. The clinical evolution of the patient has been very favorable and her general condition has recovered.

Palabras clave : autoimmune disease; rheumatic disease; systemic lupus erythematosus; Rapunzel syndrome; tricobezoar.

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