Gabapentin-Induced Priapism

Priapism is defined as an erection that lasts longer than four hours, is unrelated to sexual interest or stimulation, and is unrelieved by orgasm. The ischemic subtype is a urologic emergency and is often caused by medication side effects, most notably selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kashfi, Simon, Loloi, Justin, Statnii, Iurii, Arifi, Blerim, Sharma, Shorabh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8841069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35174036
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21241
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Sumario:Priapism is defined as an erection that lasts longer than four hours, is unrelated to sexual interest or stimulation, and is unrelieved by orgasm. The ischemic subtype is a urologic emergency and is often caused by medication side effects, most notably selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and trazodone. We present the case of ischemic priapism thought to be caused by the recent initiation of gabapentin.

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