A Rare Form of Major Self-mutilation in a Patient with Delusional Disorder

Self-mutilation is defined as the intentional,direct injuring of body tissue without suicidal intent.In this article we report the case of a 45-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with a history of incising his abdomen and chopping his intestines into pieces.The patient also brought the chopped pieces along with himself.He was operated on,and a resection and anastomosis was done.Postoperative recovery of the patient was uneventful.After a psychiatric assessment was done,it was found that he was suffering from delusional disorder.Owing to such rare presentation of major self-mutilation in a patient with delusional disorder,this case is being reported here.