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| Year : 2006 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 280 |
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Sildenafil induced priapism
Rajeev Kumar
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Rajeev Kumar
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.27646
How to cite this article:
Kumar R. Sildenafil induced priapism. Indian J Urol 2006;22:280 |
Dear Sir,
In the recent issue of the Journal (April-June 2006), Adhikary et al[1] describe a case of a healthy male who consumed unprescribed sildenafil and suffered a priapism. In the discussion, they state 'To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of priapism resulting from supposedly safe doses of sildenafil, in a healthy individual'. This statement is incorrect. We have reported a case of priapism following consumption of unprescribed sildenafil in a healthy male in 2005 in the National Medical Journal of India.[2] Since the NMJI is an indexed publication, this reference can easily be located in a Medline/Pubmed search.
While their case is interesting and conveys an important message, we had made similar comments in our publication.
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| 1. | Adhikary S, Sinha M, Chacko KN. Sildenafil induced priapism. Indian J Urol 2006;22:146-7.  |
| 2. | Kumar R, Jindal L, Seth A. Priapism following oral sildenafil abuse. Nat Med J Ind 2005;18(1):49. |
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| Kumar, R. | | Indian Journal of Urology 22 (3), pp. 280. 2006; 22(3): 280 | | [Pubmed] | |
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