Self-Cannibalism: The Man Who Eats Himself

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 selfc...

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Main Authors: Atakan Yilmaz, Emrah Uyanik, Melike C. Balci Şengül, Serpil Yaylaci, Ozgur Karcioglu, Mustafa Serinken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/22j9v3sg