title: [Male genital self mutilation--a cause of hematuria].
abstract: Pathological self-mutilation is defined as a deliberate destruction of body tissue without conscious intent. It is sometimes associated with several pathologies such as mental disorders and mental retardation. We report a non-psychotic male, with borderline mental retardation who practiced sporadic moderate genital self-mutilations as a masturbation technique and presented as a case of recurrent gross hematuria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Familyu Medicine, Community Health Section, Ben-Gurion University, The Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schwartzman
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Viner
mesh_terms: D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008418:Masturbation; D008875:Middle Aged; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology