Self Cannibalism of Fingers in an Alzheimer Patient

In society, the instinct to eat one’s own tissues is rare. However it is generally limited to reported cases concerning soft tissue. A patient who was admitted to our department had eaten the distal and middle phalangeal soft tissue along with bone tissue.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Özgür Sunay, Adnan Menderes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2011-06-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.tutfd.org/text.php3?id=760