Prıapısm Due to Dual Atypıcal Antıpsychotıc Use: a Case Report
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Prıapısm Due to Dual Atypıcal Antıpsychotıc Use: a Case Report

Turk J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2016;23(2):125-128
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Abstract

Priapism is defi ned as prolonged and painful penil erection without the presence of sexual stimulation. According to the aetiology, it might be classifi ed as nonischaemic (high fl ow) and ischaemic (low fl ow) priapism. The reasons of ischaemic priapism that has poor prognosis includes sickle cell anemia, leukemia, spinal cord lesions and drugs. Among drugs that might cause priapism are antihypertensive agents, anticoagulants, antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are among the causes of ischaemic priapism due to low-fl ow venous occlusion. In this article, a case of priapism that emerges upon the dual use of aripiprazole and risperidone was presented.

Keywords: Adolescent, antipsychotic, priapism