title: Self-cannibalism: the man who eats himself.
abstract: Self-mutilation is a general term for a variety of forms of intentional self-harm without the wish to die. Although there have been many reports of self-mutilation injuries in the literature, none have reported self-cannibalism after self-mutilation. In this article we present a patient with self-cannibalism following self-mutilation. A 34-year-old male patient was brought to the emergency department from the prison with a laceration on the right leg. Physical examination revealed a well-demarcated rectangular soft tissue defect on his right thigh. The prison authorities stated that the prisoner had cut his thigh with a knife and had eaten the flesh.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tekirdağ State Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atakan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tekirdağ State Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uyanik
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melike C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Balci Şengül
authors.affiliation: Acıbadem University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serpil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaylaci
authors.affiliation: Acıbadem University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karcioglu
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serinken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002190:Cannibalism / Q000523:psychology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology