Male Genital Self Mutilation - A Cause of Hematuria
P. Schwartzman, Z. Viner
Department of Familyu Medicine, Community Health Section, Ben-Gurion University, The Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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.