Journal of forensic and legal medicineHumansMaleScrotumSelf MutilationYoung Adult
Forensic and clinical insights into the eshmun complex: A case of scrotal self-mutilation with phenol in a gender dysphoric individual.
Harshal R Thube, V J Jishnu
Published: 202610.1016/j.jflm.2025.103054
Abstract
The Eshmun complex is a term coined to describe self-genital mutilation or auto-castration under psychiatric disorders. Self-mutilation of the genitals can be an unfortunate outcome of different delusional beliefs regarding belonging to another gende…
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