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Body Integrity Dysphoria – A Rare and Informative Condition

A fifty year-old man was admitted through the emergency room with extensive dry ice injuries to his left leg. For two days his doctors tried to save the leg, but the damage was too extensive so eventually they had to perform a below-knee amputation. During this time the patient also suffered from small strokes due to fat emboli from the damaged leg. […] The post Body Integrity Dysphoria – A Rare…

Body Integrity Dysphoria – A Rare and Informative Condition

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