[Self-castration with suicide].
Suicide of a 31 year old man with multiple slashes and stab wounds including complete amputation of penis, scrotum and testicles is reported. Wound patterns in genital self-mutilations are discussed. Despite serious loss of blood the reported survival periods are remarkable; death from bleeding seems to be rare. A review of similar cases shows that self-castrations as well as other self-inflicted genital mutilations are usually associated with psychiatric disorders and transsexuality or hypersexuality.
Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
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D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D012611:Scrotum / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000473:pathology
Selbstkastration im Rahmen eines Suizids.