Ocular self-mutilation: a case series

Oedipism reviewed: a case of bilateral ocular self-mutilation.

A 26-year-old Negro male schizophrenic is described with severe bilateral orbital injuries following attempted self-enucleation. Owing to his psychosis there was difficulty in obtaining a visual acuity and in establishing the cause of his fixed, dilated pupils. ACT scan showed bilateral orbital oedema, with surgical emphysema and haemorrhage. The visual evoked potential (VEP) was present in the...

Ocular mutilation: A case of bilateral self-evisceration in a patient with acute psychosis.

for both the orbits. A quick neurologic examination revealed a completely delirious state; initial orbital ultrasonography showed collapsed ocular coats without visible contents/foreign body, subsequent computed tomography of the head and orbit showed no visible globe in either of the orbits with soft tissue edema (Figure 2). There was no evidence of intracranial bleed or major organ damage and...

A case of genital self-mutilation.

household ocular injuries: a case series

purpose: to determine the nature and types of household eye injuries. methods: we prospectively analyzed data from 100 consecutive patients with household eye injuries (104 eyes) referred to emergency room of farabi eye hospital during october 2003. standardized international classification of ocular trauma (birmingham eye trauma terminology) was used for classification. results: household ocul...

A case report of genital self-mutilation in a patient with psychosis

Background: Self-mutilation is one of the most extreme types of self-harm, which is done deliberately to hurt the body, regardless of suicidal intent. In self-mutilation, the most important targets are the eyes, genital tract, and hands. So far, genital self-mutilation (GSM) has been less frequently reported around the world. According to our study, this is the first case of GSM reported in Ira...