In addition to the usual symptoms of coronavirus disease, such as fever, cough and acute respiratory distress, a 62-year-old French patient hospitalized in Versailles (Yvelines) suffered from priapism, a persistent erection (more than 4 hours) ) despite the lack of sexual stimulation, announced on Tuesday July 07, 2020 Cnews.
According to Cnews, under normal circumstances, the corpora cavernosa behave like a sponge, they fill with blood to obtain an erection and contract to prevent blood from entering it. “But in the case of this patient, placed on an artificial respirator, the blood remained blocked in the two cavernous bodies. If not treated in time, this dysfunction can cause irreversible problems with erectile function in men, “explains the journal” The American Journal of Emergency Medicine “.
Faced with this unpleasant situation that occurs in some patients, the researchers reveal that “this medical emergency should be recognized by health professionals and treated promptly to avoid immediate and chronic functional complications”.
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