A Case of Genital Self-Mutilation in an Elderly Man

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Sir: Genital self-inflicted wounds are generally categorizedas self-mutilating behavior or partial suicides. Although genitalself-mutilation occurs in all racial groups, cultures, and religions,the vast majority of reported incidents occur in single,male Caucasians in their 20s or 30s.¹