Priapism Caused By Risperidone Treatment in a Child Case
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Priapism Caused By Risperidone Treatment in a Child Case

Turk J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2017;24(1):55-57
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Abstract

Priapism, generally accompanied by pain, is a condition of pathological penile erection that occurs and persists without the experience of simultaneous sexual stimulation. If not treated immediately, priapism might cause irreversible damage to tissues responsible for functional penile erection. In relevant literature, atypical antipsychotics are also listed within medications that might pose a certain amount of risk for the development of this condition, among diverse spectrum of other aetiology . With this paper, we aimed to present the clinical course of a seven year old child that had been prescribed risperidone upon being diagnosed with oppositional defi ant disorder, who developed priapism following an increase in the dosage of the medication.

Keywords: Antipsychotic drugs, child, priapism, risperidone