Psychiatry Investig.  2013 Dec;10(4):425-427.

A Case Report of Priapism Caused by Ziprasidon

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  • 1Department of Psychiatry Bakirkoy Mental Health Training And Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul,Turkey.
  • 2Department of Family Medicine, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, Kadikoy-Istanbul, Turkey. otanriover@yeditepe.edu.tr

Abstract

Priapism is defined as having prolonged (more than 6 h), and usually painful penile erection that occurs without a sexual desire or arousal. Only a very few priapism cases caused by ziprasidone are reported in the literature. In this case report we aimed to present a prolonged penile erection due to use of ziprasidone.

Keyword

Priapism; Ziprasidon; Side effect; Schizophrenia

MeSH Terms

Arousal
Male
Penile Erection
Priapism*
Schizophrenia
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