Persistently erected penis in a child for 6 months: A management dilemma

• Main Authors: Das Sukanta, Ghosh Dipak, Agarwal Akhilesh, Haldar Suranjan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
• Series: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
• Subjects: Malignancy idiopathic; priapism
• Online Access: http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2008;volume=13;issue=1;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=Das

Priapism is the presence of a persistent, usually painful, erection of the penis unrelated to sexual stimulation or desire. It is a true emergency requiring urgent intervention. Priapism is frequently idiopathic in etiology, but it is associated with a number of important medical conditions and pharmacologic agents. Cases have been reported in world literature on children having priapism, the etiology of these cases are mostly hematological. Our case is a child having persistently erected penis for more than 6 months. Despite a thorough search, no report of similar case could be found in world literature.