title: Vivax malaria causing priapism.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011317:Priapism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology