title: Suicide by self-inflicted stab wound of the chest.
abstract: A case is presented in which a 44-year-old man stabbed himself in the heart with a kitchen knife, then changed his bloody clothes, and ate lunch with his aunt, who did not notice the event. After 2 h he died of cardiac tamponade.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006335:Heart Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D013898:Thoracic Injuries; D014951:Wounds, Stab