Priapism for 10 days in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a case report

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been linked to thromboembolic complications. Priapism has been reported only once in link to SARS-CoV2. Here we report the second case of priapism in a patient with SARS-CoV2; our case is unique in being that the patient had priapism f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Addar, Abdulmalik, Al Fraidi, Omar, Nazer, Ahmed, Althonayan, Naif, Ghazwani, Yahya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8042865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33868634
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab020
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Sumario:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been linked to thromboembolic complications. Priapism has been reported only once in link to SARS-CoV2. Here we report the second case of priapism in a patient with SARS-CoV2; our case is unique in being that the patient had priapism for 10 days while being hospitalized. We discuss potential causes and possible prevention strategies. The patient was managed by aspiration and Phenylephrine injection and achieved detumescence and reported normal erection at 2 weeks follow-up.

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