Successful Treatment Of Idiopathic Priapism In A 13-Year-old Boy

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health
Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology
Article Date: 12 Apr 2009 - 1:00 PDT


UroToday.com - Sickle-cell disease is the cause of the majority of *praipism cases in adolescents, but can be caused by other entities such as malignancies, trauma, and medication.

The authors in this manuscript report a 13-year-old sexual active boy who developed priapism 12 hours after intercourse after which his erection never detumesced and became progressively painful. No overt cause was found.

The authors made a very important comment that as "some children enter into sexual activity in early adolescence, the pediatric physician will need to be aware and adept at diagnosing and managing the complications of these behaviors."

*Priapism - a persistent, usually painful, erection that lasts for more than four hours and occurs without sexual stimulation.

Palmer B, Frimberger
J Pediatr Urol. 2009 Apr;5(2):145-6
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