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Case Reports
. 2021;105(9-10):916-919.
doi: 10.1159/000514421. Epub 2021 Jun 9.

Veno-Occlusive Priapism in COVID-19 Disease

Dania Vanessa Carreño B  1 , Claudia Patricia Perez  2 , Diego Vasquez  3 , Julio Ariel Oyola  2 , Oscar Suarez  2 , Camila Bedoya  2
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Case Reports

Veno-Occlusive Priapism in COVID-19 Disease

Dania Vanessa Carreño B et al. Urol Int. 2021.

Abstract

Infection by COVID-19, being a respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, can predispose to arterial and venous thrombotic disease, in response to excessive inflammation, platelet activation, endothelial dysfunction, and venous stasis. During the COVID-19 pandemic period, the technological and resource availability for the care of these patients with thrombotic disease is critical, marking a factor of morbidity and poor prognosis in these cases. We describe a case of priapism in a patient with COVID-19, during the course of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and respiratory distress syndrome with a procoagulant state, seeking to relate the pathophysiological factors of ischemic priapism in patients with infection with SARS-Cov-2.

Keywords: Anticoagulants/pharmacology; Coronavirus infections/blood.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Priapism day 3, tumescent penis with hematoma and urethral catheter.
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