Citation

Palmowski A, Heinz G, Ruprecht KW. Klin. Monatsbl. Augenheilkd. (1963) 1994; 204(1): 30-32.

Vernacular Title

Selbstverletzungen am Auge: Differentialdiagnose am Beispiel einer

Affiliation

Augenklinik und Poliklinik, Universität des Saarlandes.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2008-1035498

PMID

8152193

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recognising self-inflicted injuries is the prerequisite to initiate specific, psychiatric, therapy of the often underlying psychiatric disorders. The differential diagnosis of Oedipism, self-inflicted ocular injury, includes Munchausen's-syndrome, neuroses and schizophrenic psychoses. PATIENT: We present a patient in whom a self-inflicted corneal lancinating injury was the first sign of an acute relapse of his previously known paranoid-hallucinating schizophrenia, requiring immediate treatment. CONCLUSION: In patients with unexplained ocular disease self-inflicted ocular injury needs to be taken into consideration as the treatment of such patients requires close cooperation of Ophthalmologists and Psychiatrists.

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