The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2010 , Vol 52 , Num 4
Priapism associated with methylphenidate: a case report
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
Priapism is a persistent unwanted erection that is not associated with sexual
desire or sexual stimulation. Immediate diagnosis and treatment are essential
for priapism; otherwise, it causes ischemia of cavernous tissues, which will
result in erectile dysfunction. In this paper, we report a 14-year-old male
patient who presented with priapism after administration of immediate-release
methylphenidate. When the usage of immediate-release methylphenidate was
terminated, priapism spontaneously disappeared. To our knowledge, this
is the first report in the literature of priapism associated with immediaterelease
methylphenidate use. This issue is significant because in the case of
immediate-release methylphenidate prescription to adolescent male patients,
the probability of the development of priapism should not be ignored.
Keywords :
priapism, immediate-release methylphenidate.