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Bilateral testicular self-castration due to cannabis abuse: a case report

الإخصاء الذاتي للخصيتين بسبب تعاطي القنب: تقرير حالة
Authors: Stuurman-Wieringa Roos E; Bouazzaoui Abderahim; Lahlaidi Karim; Khalouk Abdelhak; Tazi Fadl; Ahsaini Mustapha; Elfassi Mohammed; +1 Authors

Bilateral testicular self-castration due to cannabis abuse: a case report

Abstract

Le patient qui se mutile est une présentation psychiatrique inhabituelle dans la salle d'urgence. Néanmoins, la pathologie psychiatrique sous-jacente grave et l'abus de drogues sont des facteurs de risque de fond importants. Une approche prudente par étapes dans la salle d'urgence est essentielle, bien que le pronostic, le suivi et la réadaptation éventuelle puissent être problématiques. Nous présentons un cas unique et original d'auto-castration bilatérale causée par l'abus de cannabis. Nous rapportons le cas d'un homme berbère de 40 ans, qui a été présenté à notre salle d'urgence avec une externalisation des deux testicules à l'aide de ses longs ongles, associée à un choc hémodynamique. Après stabilisation de son état, notre patient a été admis dans la salle d'opération où l'hémostase a été atteinte. Les caractéristiques cliniques de l'automutilation sont multiples et il y a un manque d'accord sur son étiologie. Le comportement complexe associé à l'abus de drogues peut être une cause d'automutilation. Un dysfonctionnement des circuits cérébraux inhibiteurs causé par la toxicomanie pourrait expliquer pourquoi ce patient dépendant au cannabis a perdu le contrôle et s'est automutilé. À notre connaissance, il s'agit du premier rapport de cas qui présente une association entre l'auto-castration et l'abus de cannabis.

El paciente que se automutila es una presentación psiquiátrica inusual en la sala de emergencias. No obstante, la patología psiquiátrica subyacente grave y el abuso de drogas son factores de riesgo de fondo importantes. Es esencial un cuidadoso abordaje escalonado en urgencias, aunque el pronóstico, el seguimiento y la eventual rehabilitación pueden ser problemáticos. Presentamos un caso único y original de autocastración bilateral causada por el abuso de cannabis. Reportamos el caso de un hombre bereber de 40 años, que fue presentado en nuestra sala de emergencias con externalización de ambos testículos usando sus uñas largas, asociado con shock hemodinámico. Después de la estabilización de su estado, nuestro paciente ingresó en el quirófano donde se logró la hemostasia. Las características clínicas de la automutilación son múltiples y hay una falta de acuerdo sobre su etiología. El comportamiento complejo asociado con el abuso de drogas puede ser una causa de automutilación. La disfunción de los circuitos cerebrales inhibidores causada por el abuso de sustancias podría explicar por qué este paciente adicto al cannabis perdió el control y se automutiló. Hasta donde sabemos, este es el primer informe de un caso que presenta una asociación entre la autocastración y el abuso de cannabis.

The self-mutilating patient is an unusual psychiatric presentation in the emergency room. Nonetheless, serious underlying psychiatric pathology and drug abuse are important background risk factors. A careful stepwise approach in the emergency room is essential, although the prognosis, follow-up, and eventual rehabilitation can be problematic.We present a unique and original case of bilateral self-castration caused by cannabis abuse.We report a case of a 40-year-old Berber man, who was presented to our emergency room with externalization of both testes using his long fingernails, associated with hemodynamic shock. After stabilization of his state, our patient was admitted to the operating room where hemostasis was achieved.The clinical characteristics of self-mutilation are manifold and there is a lack of agreement about its etiology. The complex behavior associated with drug abuse may be one cause of self-mutilation. Dysfunction of the inhibitory brain circuitry caused by substance abuse could explain why this cannabis-addicted patient lost control and self-mutilated. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report which presents an association between self-castration and cannabis abuse.

المريض الذي يشوه نفسه هو عرض نفسي غير عادي في غرفة الطوارئ. ومع ذلك، فإن الأمراض النفسية الأساسية الخطيرة وتعاطي المخدرات هي عوامل خطر أساسية مهمة. من الضروري اتباع نهج تدريجي دقيق في غرفة الطوارئ، على الرغم من أن التشخيص والمتابعة وإعادة التأهيل في نهاية المطاف يمكن أن تكون مشكلة. نقدم حالة فريدة ومبتكرة من الإخصاء الذاتي الثنائي الناجم عن تعاطي القنب. نبلغ عن حالة رجل بربري يبلغ من العمر 40 عامًا، تم تقديمه إلى غرفة الطوارئ لدينا مع إخراج كلا الخصيتين باستخدام أظافره الطويلة، المرتبطة بصدمة ديناميكية دموية. بعد استقرار حالته، تم إدخال مريضنا إلى غرفة العمليات حيث تم تحقيق الإرقاء. الخصائص السريرية للتشويه الذاتي متعددة وهناك عدم اتفاق حول مسبباتها. قد يكون السلوك المعقد المرتبط بتعاطي المخدرات أحد أسباب تشويه الذات. يمكن أن يفسر خلل دوائر الدماغ المثبطة الناجم عن تعاطي المخدرات سبب فقدان هذا المريض المدمن للقنب السيطرة وتشويه نفسه. على حد علمنا، هذا هو أول تقرير حالة يقدم ارتباطًا بين الإخصاء الذاتي وتعاطي القنب.

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Medicine(all), Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Substance abuse, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Etiology, Forensic Toxicology Methods and Analysis, R, Life Sciences, Case Report, Toxicology, Cannabis Use, Endocannabinoid System and Its Effects on Health, Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Offspring, Health Sciences, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Medicine, Cannabis

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