Self-mutilation and male external genitalia injury

Czech version

Authors: L. Zámečník; P. Macek; J. Roubíčková; I. Pavlík
Authors‘ workplace: Přednosta: prof. MUDr. Jan Dvořáček, DrSc. ; Urologická klinika VFN a 1. LF UK Praha
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2008; 88(4): 234-236
Category: Case Report

Overview

The authors present 3 cases of self-mutilation through the injection of foreign material under penile skin with the aim of increasing the diameter of the penis. Self-injection of foreign material under the skin of the penis is usually followed by complications arising from a tissue inflammatory reaction or a granulomatous reaction to foreign bodies/material. These complications often lead to immediate or delayed surgical intervention.

Key words:
self-mutilation, paraffin, paraffinoma.

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