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Title: Genital Self-Mutilation: A Case Report
Authors: Başer, Hülya Yılmaz
Başer, Aykut
Yilmaz, Atakan
Uyanik, Emrah
Serinken, Mustafa
Keywords: Genital self-muilation; Klingsor Syndrome; genital trauma; emergency
department
Publisher: AVES
Abstract: Introduction: A marked increase in emergency department (ED) patients showing the application of behavior disorders has been observed in recent years. In the last two decades, mental health-related visits to U.S. EDs increased from 17.1 to 23.6 per 1000 U.S. population. The first applications were reported in 6.3% of the population. Emergency contact with genital self-mutilation is very rare. Knowingly and willfully requests without the individual's death is known as damaging his own self-mutilation. Klingsor Syndrome, also known as genital self-mutilation, is often associated with psychosis.
Case Report: A 46-year-old male patient was admitted to ED complaining of scrotal pain and bleeding. On assessment of the patient's genitals, self-mutilation was diagnosed.
Conclusion: Our aim is to provide treatment to these ED patients presenting with genital trauma and genital injury with psychosis; furthermore, genital self-mutilation can be a severe psychiatric symptom and should not be ignored. As in many diseases, a detailed history and physical examination should be allocated enough time in these cases.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/22546
https://doi.org/10.5152/jaemcr.2015.969
ISSN: 1309-534X
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