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Loxapine-Induced Priapism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Antipsychotic-Induced Priapism

Case Reports in Psychiatry | July 16, 2021 | Volume: 2021 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: 1-5

10.1155/2021/5589967 | PMID 34336343

In this case report, a patient with schizophrenia experienced recurrent priapism while undergoing treatment of acute psychosis. This necessitated a review of the emergent treatment of priapism and discussion of the difficulties in treating priapism in a patient with acute psychosis. Therefore, this case report explores multiple possible etiologies of priapism within the realm of psychiatric care, reviews the proposed mechanisms of medication-induced priapism, and considers the psychopharmacological concepts that pertain to antipsychotic selection in the context of antipsychotic-induced priapism.