One case report of clitoral priapism and literature review.
- Author:
Hengjun XIAO
1
;
Jihong LIU
;
Shaogang WANG
;
Xiaolin GUO
;
Tao WANG
;
Longchang FAN
;
Zhangqun YE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH: Adult; Clitoris; anatomy & histology; physiology; Female; Humans; Vulvar Diseases; etiology; therapy
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2004;10(7):524-525
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the clinical characteristics of female clitoral priapism.
METHODSA 29-year-old case of painful priapism of the clitoris lasting 60 hours was reported. The etiology, diagnosis and treatment of clitoral priapism were discussed and the literature reviewed.
RESULTSThe patient was cured by intracavernous administration of adrenaline.
CONCLUSIONClitoral priapism is extraordinarily rare. It is primarily due to oral antidepressant drugs or pelvic malignant neoplasm which leads to tissue infiltration of the clitoral veins and obstruction of the clitoral corporeal blood flow. The efficient therapeutic approach to clitoral priapism is intracavernous administration of alpha-agonists similar to the treatment of penile priapism.
