Open AccessSelf Mutilation of Genitalia-Using Teeth
Author(s) -
Uğur Lök,
Umut Gülaçtı,
Can Benlioğlu,
Hasan Büyükaslan,
Nurettin Aktaş
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7552.4052
Subject(s) - sex organ , medicine , external genitalia , mentally retarded , psychiatry , medical emergency , psychology , developmental psychology , biology , anatomy , genetics
Genital self-mutilation (GSM) is an uncommon self-inflicted injury, and rarely do self-mutilations have a serious nature. GSM is not a single clinical entity, and it can occur in any psychiatric state or condition. The instruments that are used for self-mutilation can vary, and treatment of these injuries requires a detailed clinical evaluation and multi disciplinary approach. We report here a case report about a 22-year-old mentally retarded man who referred to our emergency service for bloody vomitting by his family members. To our knowledge this is the first such case reported in literature as of injury technique.