title: Genital Self-mutilation Case in High-level Educated Person.
abstract: Self-mutilation is the deliberate direct injuring of body tissue, often done without suicidal intention. Genital self-mutilation is a very rare event and self-harm of the penis, especially in the genital system is exceedingly rare. Generally, this kind of behavior is related to psychotic disorders but can sometimes be seen in non-psychotic people due to bizarre autoerotic acts, a desire for to change sex or religious beliefs that view sexual intercourse as a sin. Our case was the reported genital self-mutilation as a result of the bizarre sexual arousal of a young man who is employed as an architect.
authors.affiliation: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Musab
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ilgi
authors.affiliation: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cemil
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kutsal
authors.affiliation: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elshad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abdullayev
authors.affiliation: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aykanlı
authors.affiliation: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinan Levent
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kirecci
keywords: AMA, American Medical Association; Autoerotic acts; Bizarre; GSI, Genital self-injury; GSM, Genital self-mutilation; Genital self-mutilation; Penis; Suicide