Alexander H Fan1. 1. Dr. Fan is a staff psychiatrist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To inform readers of the psychopathology underlying ocular autoenucleation. DESIGN: Case report and literature review. SETTING: Surgical and psychiatric units of tertiary care medical center. PARTICIPANTS: One male adult patient with schizophrenia. RESULTS: Clinical results of this patient were resolution of psychotic symptoms with anti-psychotic medication and blindness in patient's left eye. CONCLUSION: This case report is consistent with many cases in the medical and psychiatric literature which demonstrate a psychotic illness underlying acts of autoenucleation. A review of the literature emphasizes the need for aggressive multidisciplinary treatment of the medical emergency and underlying psychiatric condition.
OBJECTIVE: To inform readers of the psychopathology underlying ocular autoenucleation. DESIGN: Case report and literature review. SETTING: Surgical and psychiatric units of tertiary care medical center. PARTICIPANTS: One male adult patient with schizophrenia. RESULTS: Clinical results of this patient were resolution of psychotic symptoms with anti-psychotic medication and blindness in patient's left eye. CONCLUSION: This case report is consistent with many cases in the medical and psychiatric literature which demonstrate a psychotic illness underlying acts of autoenucleation. A review of the literature emphasizes the need for aggressive multidisciplinary treatment of the medical emergency and underlying psychiatric condition.