Self-Cannibalism: The Man Who Eats Himself
| Autor: | Atakan Yilmaz, Emrah Uyanik, Melike C. Balci Şengül, Serpil Yaylaci, Ozgur Karcioglu, Mustafa Serinken |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 701-702 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1936-900X 1936-9018 |
| DOI: | 10.5811/westjem.2014.6.22705 |
| Popis: | Self-mutilation is a general term for a variety of forms of intentional self-harm without the wish to die. Although there have been many reports of self-mutilation injuries in the literature, none have reported self-cannibalism after self-mutilation. In this article we present a patient with selfcannibalism following self-mutilation. A 34-year-old male patient was brought to the emergency department from the prison with a laceration on the right leg. Physical examination revealed a well-demarcated rectangular soft tissue defect on his right thigh. The prison authorities stated that the prisoner had cut his thigh with a knife and had eaten the flesh. [West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(6):701-702] |
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