Cargando…

Self-injury in schizophrenia as predisposing factor for otomycosis

Ear self-mutilation have been reported in schizophrenia, Mechanical damages to the auditory canal, like cleaning ear with hard and unsterile objects are predisposing factors of otomycosis. We present a case of repeated self-induced auricular trauma in schizophrenic patient. Aural swab were collected...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yassine, Merad, Haiet, Adjmi-Hamoudi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6066606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30069425
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.05.002