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What could cause a child to eat... what could cause a child to want to eat paper & also pick on a blanket and eat the blanket?
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Pica: Your child has a condition known as pica. With pica a child has a desire to eat anything from dirt to lead paint chips. We don't know the cause but we believe these children are usually anemic. Therefore you might as your doctor to check your child's hemoglobin.
Answered 3/4/2013
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