The American journal of emergency medicine reports the cases of two patients affected by Covid-19 and victim … of a prolonged erection.
If this information can make you smile, it should be taken very seriously. L’American journal of emergency medicine studied the cases of two patients suffering from a prolonged erection. This priapism, a persistent erection when there is no sexual stimulation, has previously been reported as a consequence of Covid-19.
This study reports the situation of two patients over 60, one hospitalized in Miami (United States) and the other in France. This prolonged erection occurred while the men were in intensive care for a Covid-19 described as “severe”.
As the researchers report, the American patient suffered from obesity and suffered an erection for three hours while medical staff placed ice packs on the area. The professionals had also drained the blood present in his penis. This patient eventually died in intensive care.
Blood clots
In France, it is a 62-year-old patient who had suffered a four-hour erection linked to the presence of blood clots. The authors note that blood clotting is the cause of clots installed in the penis of patients. According to this study, “these erections are due to thromboembolic complications, which are uncommon in patients with coronavirus“.
In conclusion of this study, the researchers summarize: “Although the evidence has suggested an association between Covid-19 and hypercoagulability, there is a lack of high-quality evidence supporting routine therapeutic anticoagulation. Therefore, the American Society of Hematology encourages participation in multiple randomized controlled trials rather than the empirical use of anticoagulation with hospitalized patients with COVID-19“.
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