Case Reports - Andrology
Vol. 88 No. 3 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2016.3.235

Priapism and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An underestimated correlation?

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Received: 14 May 2016
Published: 5 October 2016
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Non-ischemic, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
Urology, Andrology

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Aldo Franco De Rose
Department of Urology, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
Guglielmo Mantica
guglielmo.mantica@gmail.com
Department of Urology, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
Mattia Tosi
Department of Urology, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
Giulio Bovio
Department of Radiology, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
Carlo Terrone
Department of Urology, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
Priapism is a rare clinical condition characterized by a persistent erection unrelated to sexual excitement. Often the etiology is idiopathic. Three cases of priapism in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patients have been described in literature. We present the case of a 39-year-old man with glucose- 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, who reached out to our department for the arising of a non-ischemic priapism without arteriolacunar fistula. We suggest that the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency could be an underestimated risk factor for priapism.

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Priapism and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An underestimated correlation?. (2016). Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 88(3), 235-236. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2016.3.235

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