17Feb 2020

SELF-MUTILATION BY SECTION OF THE PENIS IN A SCHIZOPHREN PATIENT A CASE REPORT

  • Service D Urologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II, Fes, Maroc.
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Self-mutilationof the penis is very rare, it often occurs in a morbid psychiatric context. We report a case of section of the penis by a young patient with schizophrenia.


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[Soufiane Ennaciri, Khalid Ouatar, Mustapha Ahsaini, Soufiane Mellas, Jalal Eddine El. Ammari, Med Fadl Tazi, Med Jamal El. Fassi and My Hassan Farih (2020); SELF-MUTILATION BY SECTION OF THE PENIS IN A SCHIZOPHREN PATIENT A CASE REPORT Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Feb). 199-201] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Ennaciri Soufiane
Service d’urologie, CHU Hassan II, Fes, Maroc.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10454      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10454