Open AccessGenital self-mutilation or similar suicide in a schizophrenic, the second attempt was dramatic
Author(s) -
Ghannam Youssef,
Casablanca Pharmacy,
Nedjim Abdelkerim Saleh,
Abdi El Mostapha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical surgery research communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2573-0096
pISSN - 2573-0088
DOI - 10.31491/csrc.2021.06.072
Subject(s) - sex organ , presentation (obstetrics) , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , amputation , medicine , penis , psychiatry , psychology , surgery , general surgery , genetics , biology
Genital auto-mutilation is a urological emergency rarely encountered in practice. It constitutes a drama by its manner of occurrence and clinical presentation. In case of heavy bleeding, a state of hemorrhagic shock may occur and require resuscitation. the treatment is based on surgery and psychiatric advice. a regular follow-up with an attentive intention is needed to avoid the recurrency. We are reporting a 29-year-old patient followed for schizophrenia with poor compliance who is attempting genital auto-mutilation for the second time. The first attempt resulted in shallow wounds, but the second attempt was dramatic: it resulted in genital amputation. Keywords: Penis, external genital organs, mutilation, amputation, schizophrenia