Unsuccessful Self-Enucleation in a Schizophrenic Patient
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Unsuccessful Self-Enucleation in a Schizophrenic Patient
Self-enucleation is a very unusual form of self-mutilation directly linked to mental illness. In this case we present a 26-year-old schizophrenic patient who attempted to enucleate his eye with a rollerball pen. Antipsychotic therapy and emergency surgery saved the patient eye and emphasize the importance of quick response and good collaboration between psychiatric and ophthalmic teams.
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2090-6722,2090-6730
DOI: 10.1155/2014/237214