Recurrent priapism from therapeutic quetiapine

West J Emerg Med. 2014 Feb;15(1):114-6. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2013.8.18548.

Abstract

Priapism is rarely related to use of non-erectile related medications. The objective was to educate about the multiple possible causes of priapism and to provide treatment recommendations for the different types of priapism. We present the case of a 43-year-old African American male with a history of schizoaffective disorder who presented to our emergency department multiple times over a three year period with priapism, each episode related to the ingestion of quetiapine. Following penile aspiration and intercavernosal injection of phenylephrine, this patient had resolution of his priapism. This case demonstrates an unusual case of recurrent priapism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Dibenzothiazepines / adverse effects*
  • Dibenzothiazepines / therapeutic use
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Priapism / chemically induced*
  • Psychotic Disorders / drug therapy
  • Quetiapine Fumarate
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Dibenzothiazepines
  • Quetiapine Fumarate