Case submitted by: Saeed Rad M.D., radiologist, to radRounds Radiology Network

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 After a history was acquired by the clinical staff, as well as confirmation via X-ray, the patient was diagnosed as having practiced geophagia. 

Geophagia is a form of pica -- the craving and consumption of non-food items. Specifically, it is is the practice of eating earth or soil-containing substances, including clay, termite mounds, and chalk. It is not common, but it has been reported among children and pregnant women, and it is classified as an eating disorder with unclear etiology. 

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