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- Yusuf Karancı.
- Health Science University, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Antalya, Turkey. Electronic address: yusufkaranci_@hotmail.com.
- Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Apr 1; 38 (4): 852.e1-852.e2.
AbstractPriapism is defined as a prolonged erection of the penis for at least 4 h without sexual stimulation. It may occur in all age groups. Drugs are the most common cause in adults. A 64-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department with painful erection that had lasted for 2 days without sexual stimulation. Our patient had used pregabalin for around 1 year due to neuropathic pain. The dose of the drug was increased as his pain scaled up recently. Approximately 30 cc of dark blood was drained from the corpus cavernosum with an 18 Gauge needle in the emergency department. Cavernous blood aspiration and irrigation resulted in significant recovery and relief. We present this report of priapism associated with pregabalin as it is a rare case with insufficient number of studies in the literature.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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