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Bilateral Self-enucleation of the Eyes: Case Report and Literature Review

Self-removal of the eyeball is an extreme form of self-harm, which is rare especially in a society ill-disposed to self-maiming. We report the case of a 75-year old man who plucked out his own two eyes in obedience to a voice urging him to do so. According to his wife, the patient had been exhibitin...

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Autores principales: Nwosu, Sebastian N. N., Nwosu, Victoria O., Akudinobi, Cyriacus Ugochukwu, Onyiaorah, Adaora Amaoge, Uba-Obiano, Chizoba Udoka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10204917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37228890
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jwas.jwas_225_22