A Case of Prolonged Erection Treated with Subcutaneous Terbutaline

Nishant Tripathi^1, and Niki Koirala²

¹Hospitalist, Ottumwa Regional Health Center, Ottumwa, IA USA 52501

²Pharmacy Resident, Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, IA USA 50702

Cite this paper:
Nishant Tripathi and Niki Koirala. A Case of Prolonged Erection Treated with Subcutaneous Terbutaline. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017; 5(2):29-31. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-5-2-1

Abstract

Prolonged erection is a relatively uncommon phenomenon and can become a medical emergency if it progresses to priapism. Even though appropriate management of priapism and prolonged erection supports early involvement of urologists, this may not always be feasible due to unavailability of these specialists. In such scenarios, conservative non-surgical methods must be attempted. However, very few guidelines and evidence-based treatment modalities exist in the literature making management of prolonged erection conjectural and challenging. Here we describe a case of prolonged erection successfully resolved with subcutaneous terbutaline.

Keywords:
prolonged erection priapism terbutaline urologic emergencies painful erections

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