Mohd. Kaleem Khan

A case of self amputation of penis by cannabis induced psychosis

Self-mutilation, self-injuring or self-harming behaviour has been defined as deliberate destruction or alteration of body tissue in the absence of conscious suicidal intention. Persons suffering from mental disorder may inflict hundred of small wounds upon themselves which may be added to the actual cause of death. Another recognized syndrome is self mutilation of genitals almost invariably in males suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and often with strong religious flavour to their delusion. Here we present a case of a 35-year-old male who self mutilated his penis due to dependence on cannabis for the past few years that led to a condition called cannabis induced psychosis.

Self autonomy and informed consent in clinical setup.

A human being having intelligentsia of good personality or in simpler terms a personage is in full control of his body by the international convention. This is called as self-autonomy. Therefore, self-autonomy of a patient should be respected in terms of medical treatment protocol also. Informed consent should be encouraged in all the disciplines of medicine as we are entering the era of patient as a consumer and doctor as a service provider. The rising literacy in our community is esteeming the self-respect in people. Therefore, all the procedures involving medical treatment, surgical operations, assisting reproductive technologies, treatment of mentally disabled persons, and treatment of children should have proper consent in terms of age, mental capacity, free will, and full disclosure.

High Voltage Electric Burn Injury to Penis-A Case Report

History of electricity is not more than 300 years old as also the mortality related to it. With time, the inventions dependent on electricity made humans depend on it. Ever increasing dependency on industry and domestic needs on electricity is also exposing man to the injury by electric current and equipments running on it. The other source of such injury is lightning, which is very much life threatening due to the very high voltage content. An injury due to high voltage is often very morbid in nature due to instantaneous high energy production upon the contact with the surface of the body. Here we present a case of burn injury due to high voltage transmission wire coming in direct contact with abdominal wall a child leading to burning of the abdomen, scrotum and penis.

Lip Print: an Aid to Human Identification

Among the various methods of identification, cheiloscopy is one of the most interesting emerging techniques. It is a method to establish the identity of a person based on the presence of grooves on the red part of human lips as various studies have revealed the unique nature of lip prints just like finger or footprints. Edmond Locard of France was the first to recommend the use of lip prints for individual identification. Since 1950, the Japanese has carried out extensive research in the matter. Lip prints at a scene of crime, apart from identification, may help to point as to the nature of crime, sex of the person involved, type of cosmetics used, habits or any pathological changes of lips. Credibility of lip prints as a human identification tool for evidential purposes is yet to be accepted by courts in India as literature reveals very little research done in this field. There is a need to review the various methods of recording and collection of the lip prints at the crime scene and also the means to develop the latent lip prints. This paper reviews in detail all the important aspects of cheiloscopy like its scope in crime investigation, limitations and current research carried out in this field.

Profile of Poisoning Cases in JNMCH, District Aligarh: A Prospective Study

The availability of poisons and the deficiency of health services in the developing world is leading to a great economic and social set back. It has been found that easy access to large number of pesticides, rodenticides and other daily use chemicals and their ignorant use is leading to hazardous outcome in form of increased number of cases of poisoning related deaths. Recent industrialization and over use of insecticides has lead to a extensive proliferation of toxic chemicals. There is urgent need to devise mechanisms soon for strict regulation of availability and use of these chemicals. Other forms of poisoning includes over dose of prescription drugs such as hypnotics and anti-anxiety agents. Therefore there is need to put emphasis on regulation of dispensing these drugs over the counter and also developing newer antidotes for drug overdoses. With the above considerations there is need for further deepening our thought on prevention and regulation of drugs and chemicals.