Self-Cannibalism: The Man Who Eats Himself
Self-Cannibalism: The Man Who Eats Himself
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Tarih
2014-01-01
Yazarlar
Yilmaz, Atakan
Uyanik, Emrah
Sengul, Melike C. Balci
Yaylaci, Serpil
Karcioglu, Ozgur
Serinken, Mustafa
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Yayınevi
WESTJEM
Dergi Adı
WESTERN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Özet
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 self-cannibalism 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.