Ingested razor blades

Case contributed by Paul Simkin
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Schizophrenia.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Multiple radiopaque foreign bodies are demonstrated throughout the abdomen, consistent with ingested razor blades. These appear to be colonic in location, including one in the rectum.

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