title: Penile ulcer as complication in self-induced papaverine erections.
abstract: We report on penile ulcus as a complication of self-induced papaverine erections in 2 patients. The ulcers which occurred after inadvertent subcutaneous injection of the drug healed in four to six weeks. The patients resumed papaverine injections without subsequent adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borgström
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010208:Papaverine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010410:Penile Erection; D014456:Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D010208:Papaverine