Ketamine Saves the Day: Priapism in a Pediatric Psychiatric Patient

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Jul;31(7):508-10. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000485.

Abstract

Priapism is an adverse effect of medications used to treat psychiatric disorders. Often, this condition is self-limiting but may require urologic intervention involving aspiration and injection to induce detumescence. A case of a 15-year-old patient with priapism secondary to a long-acting stimulant is presented to describe the effectiveness of ketamine treatment for priapism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / adverse effects*
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Ketamine / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Priapism / chemically induced*
  • Priapism / drug therapy

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
  • Ketamine