Ketamine Saves the Day: Priapism in a Pediatric Psychiatric Patient

Priapism is an adverse effect of medications used to treat psychiatric disorders. Often, this condition is self-limiting but may require urologic intervention involving aspiration and injection to induce detumescence. A case of a 15-year-old patient with priapism secondary to a long-acting stimulant...

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Published inPediatric emergency care Vol. 31; no. 7; p. 508
Main Authors Park, Daniel B, Hayden, Geoffrey E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2015
Subjects
Adolescent
Central Nervous System Stimulants - adverse effects
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists - therapeutic use
Humans
Ketamine - therapeutic use
Male
Priapism - chemically induced
Priapism - drug therapy
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Summary:Priapism is an adverse effect of medications used to treat psychiatric disorders. Often, this condition is self-limiting but may require urologic intervention involving aspiration and injection to induce detumescence. A case of a 15-year-old patient with priapism secondary to a long-acting stimulant is presented to describe the effectiveness of ketamine treatment for priapism.
ISSN:1535-1815
DOI:10.1097/PEC.0000000000000485