Vivax malaria causing priapism.
We report a 14 year old boy who had priapism induced by vivax malaria. The onset was latent and course was protracted, refractory to anti-malarial and conservative treatment, but satisfactory detumescence was achieved after surgical intervention.
Dogra
P N
PN
Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Wadhwa
S N
SN
Mehta
V K
VK
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011317:Priapism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology