Citation

Yilmaz A, Uyanık E, Balci Şengül MC, Yaylaci S, Karcioglu O, Serinken M. West. J. Emerg. Med. 2014; 15(6): 701-702.

Affiliation

Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, California Chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine)

DOI

10.5811/westjem.2014.6.22705

PMID

25247046

Abstract

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.

Language: en